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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasized on Friday the crucial role that communities play in the government’s “whole-of-nation” initiative to end hunger and achieve food security.

Speaking at the Zero Hunger Summit at the Ateneo de Manila University, Gatchalian stated, “We can never end poverty overnight, but we can win the long fight against it by winning the small battles along the way.”

Gatchalian stressed that the government cannot tackle hunger alone and requires the assistance of community leaders, barangay leaders, youths, and other members of society to address hunger in the country.

He urged the formation of farming groups to establish farming community stores where beneficiaries can access delicious, nutritious, and affordable food.

During his presentation, Gatchalian highlighted the Food STAMP Program (WALANG GUTOM 2027: Food Provision through Strategic Transfer and Alternative Measures Program), a new initiative of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. aimed at achieving zero hunger and food security by 2027.

One of the program’s goals is to promote behavioral change in households through community nutrition education.

Gatchalian emphasized the importance of organizing nutrition classes in communities to help families understand the value of making informed food choices.

He also emphasized that ending hunger involves addressing multi-dimensional problems beyond food provision, such as ensuring a clean environment to prevent disease spread and implementing food production interventions like post-harvest facilities.

Food Stamp Program: A new initiative

The pilot implementation of the Food Stamp Program is set to launch on July 18 in Tondo, Manila.

The program aims to provide electronic benefit transfers loaded with food credits amounting to PHP3,000 to purchase select food commodities from DSWD-accredited local retailers.

The program targets the bottom 1 million households identified by Listahanan 3 who meet the food-poor criteria defined by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Pilot sites for the program have been selected based on different geopolitical characteristics, including geographically isolated regions or provinces, poor urban settings, calamity-stricken areas, and poor rural areas.

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