The Department of Social Welfare Program eyes to launch pilot run of “Walang Gutom 2027” in July, government’s food stamp program that aims to alleviate hunger and poverty.
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development announced on May 23 its plan to launch a food stamp program aimed to alleviate hunger and poverty. ” program, DSWD will provide food credits worth P3,000 to one million households who are identified as food poor.
With the aim to extend the “whole ecosystem” of farm to table, the government plans to partner with theoutlets to extend it further to “market to table.” The department also eyes to team up with micro, small and medium enterprises , and big grocers. The program intends to target the bottom one million households who belong to the food poor criteria as defined by the PSA. These are families who do not earn beyond P8,000 monthly.
The DSWD is eyeing to implement the food stamp program in a “progressive manner,” instead of simultaneously covering the one million target beneficiaries.
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