LAUNCHING AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF KAIN TAYO, PILIPINAS!
- Published on July 19, 2024
- by @peoplesbalita
đť—śđť—ˇ 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary REX Gatchalian introduces the agency’s different anti-hunger programs to the members of private sector organization, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), during the group’s launch of their Kain Tayo Pilipinas (KTP) movement on Wednesday (July 17) in Makati City.
Secretary Gatchalian cited the agency programs such as the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP); Bangsamoro Umpungan sa Nutrisyon (BangUN) Project; Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP); and the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP), which all aim to end involuntary hunger and address malnutrition in the community level.
The KTP movement is a coalition spearheaded by the PBSP. It is composed of non-government organizations that aims to tackle malnutrition and food insecurity in the Philippines through specialized and targeted initiatives tailored to the nutritional needs of specific vulnerable communities.
Other officials present in the launch were Bacnotan, La Union Mayor Divina Fontanilla; DSWD Asst. Secretary for Partnerships Building and Resource Mobilization Ana Maria Paz Rafael; World Bank Senior Country Officer for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand Dr. Clarissa David; National Nutrition Council (NNC) Executive Director and Asst. Secretary Azucena Dayanghirang.
KTP Chairperson Manuel V. Pangilinan led the private sector contingent which included KTP Board Member Manolito Tayag; PBSP Executive Director Elvin Ivan Uy; Zuellig Family Foundation President and Executive Director Austere Panadero; Galing Pook Foundation (GPF) Executive Director Georgina Ann Hernandez-Yang and Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network Secretariat John Echauz.
#BawatBuhayMahalagaSaDSWD ❤️
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