by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), Aug 1, 2019
MANILA, Philippines — More than 1.8 million students in public schools across the country are undernourished, according to the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd).
In a department order last week, Education Secretary Leonor Briones authorized the release of over P3.9 billion for the implementation of the school-based feeding program.
The program is expected to benefit 1,836,793 undernourished pupils from kindergarten to Grade 6, a figure based on the nutritional status data submitted by DepEd regional offices.
The number slightly increased from the 1,791,931 pupils covered by the program last year.
Undernourished children are those classified as either wasted or severely wasted as well as those who exhibit stunting based on their body mass indices.
Based on the data, Region 4-A still has the most number of undernourished school children, with 254,979, followed by Region 5, with 185,095, and Region 6 with 164,904.
Feeding activity started last month and will last for at least 120 days.
The program aims to contribute to the improvement of classroom attendance of target beneficiaries by 85 percent by encouraging the learners to go to school every day.
Aside from the feeding activity, the program also aims to ensure 100 percent deworming of target beneficiaries; conduct group daily handwashing and toothbrushing activities; promote health and nutritional awareness to the students; and encourage Gulayan sa Paaralan and vegetable gardening to augment the feeding program.
Public schools were reminded to locally source their ingredients, including from Gulayan sa Paaralan, home and communal gardens of beneficiaries and local farmers identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development as living in poverty.
Savings from the project may be used to add more beneficiaries in identified schools or for the school-wide feeding program in far-flung, mountainous or hard-to-reach schools.
September 18 –
International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
