To address rising child stunting rates, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Education Secretary Sonny Angara launched the expanded School-Based Feeding Program at Pulilan Central School in Bulacan on July 8, 2026. (Photo from the Department of Education)
MANILA, Philippines — Amid rising child stunting rates, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday rolled out the expanded School-Based Feeding Program at a school in Bulacan.
The program at Pulilan Central School provides meals for Kindergarten and Grade 1 students, as well as nutrition support for undernourished students in Grades 2 to 6.
In a statement on Wednesday, Angara said the program serves as a long-term response to rising child stunting, citing data from the Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute.
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