Nutrition & Feeding

Augmentation of Supplementary Feeding Program. The amount of One Hundred Three Million Two Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Pesos (P 103,296,000.00) herein appropriated under the Child and Youth Welfare Program shall be exclusively used for the augmentation of Supplementary Feeding Program for children enrolled in the Child Development Centers and Supervised Neighborhood Plays, subject to the submission of the Program Implementation Plan and Guidelines, list of validated beneficiaries and quarterly status report of implementation to MFBM.

School-Based Feeding Program. The amount of Seven Hundred Fifty-Six Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P756,950,000.00) is herein appropriated to provide nutritious food products, through rationing, to incoming kindergarten, and wasted, severely wasted, stunted, and severely stunted grades one to six learners as determined by the MBHTE. The budget for the school-based feeding program shall be released subject to the submission of Program Implementation Plan and Guidelines, and quarterly status report of implementation to MFBM. In no case shall the Administrative Cost be higher than 3.5%.

Home Grown School Feeding. The amount of Thirty-One Million Six Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (P31,625,000.00) herein appropriated shall be exclusively used for the Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) and shall be released subject to the submission of Program Implementation Plan and Guidelines, and quarterly status report of implementation to MFBM.

Complementary Feeding Program. The amount of Six Million Pesos (₱6,000,000.00) herein appropriated for the Complementary Feeding Program under Nutrition Program for pregnant women and children ages zero (0) to twenty-four (24) months shall be used for the dietary supplementation, including the purchase of therapeutic milk and other protein-enriched foods, to improve their nutritional status. In no case shall more than 1.5% of the said amount be used to cover administrative and monitoring expenses. To provide for the complete nutrition for children, the MOH through its Nutrition Division shall coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform, Ministry of Science and Technology, and other concerned Ministries/Offices/Agencies for the incorporation of fresh milk and milk-based food products and other protein-, vitamin-, and mineral-enriched foods.

Food Security and Nutrition Convergence Program. The amount of One Hundred Forty-Six Million Three Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Four Pesos (₱146,338,864.00) herein appropriated, subject to the submission of Program Implementation Plan and Guidelines and quarterly status report of implementation to MFBM, shall be used as follows:

• Food Security and Nutrition convergence Initiative..The amount of Thirty Million Nine Hundred Five Thousand Nienty Pesos (₱30,905,090.00) herein appropriated shall be used exclusively for the implementation of the Food Security and Nutrition convergence Initiative Project, subject further to the submission of list of validated beneficiaries;₱30,905,090.00
• Halal and Organic Production Development Project..The amount of Forty-Two Million Four Hundred Forty-Five Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four (₱42,445,124.00) herein appropriated shall be used exclusively for the implementation of the Halal and Organic Production Development Project, subject further to the submission of list of validated beneficiaries; and₱42,445,124.00
• Livelihood Support to Camps..The amount of Seventy-Two Million Nine Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Pesos (₱72,988,650.00) herein appropriated shall be used exclusively for the Livelihood Support to Camps, subject further to the submission of list of validated beneficiaries.₱72,988,650.00