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Govt to expand Walang Gutom Program
By J.Lo
“We have partners who are studying amount beneficiaries receive and frequency of availment of food credits,” Department of Social Welfare and Development spokesperson Irene Dumlao said at press briefing in Malacañang.DSWD is looking at increasing current P3,000 monthly food credits provided to beneficiaries of Walang Gutom Program (WGP) as part of agency’s continued efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity in the country.
Dumlao said DSWD is currently assessing implementation of WGP to determine whether amount and frequency of food credit top-ups remain adequate for beneficiary households.
She made the response when asked to comment on rising hunger incidence in the country based on latest Social Weather Stations survey.
SWS poll, released on Sunday, showed estimated 14.4 million or 52 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as poor, while 27.2 percent said they experienced involuntary hunger in the period of three months.
Survey , taken from March 15 to 30, also revealed hunger rose among poor families, from 31.5 percent in December to 35.6 percent in March.
“We recognize that there are varying concepts implemented through questionnaires, or the way questions were asked… Philippine Statistics Authority uses scientific indicators like annual family income and expenditures, while SWS asks for individual perception, for short period usually a quarter,” Dumlao said.
WGP, government’s flagship anti-hunger program, is currently benefiting 300,000 food-poor households across the country, according to Dumlao.
She said DSWD targets to assist 750,000 food-poor families by 2027, anchored on President Marcos’ vision of achieving hunger-free Philippines before his term ends in 2028.
The DSWD spokesperson said the agency is also eyeing expansion of Walang Gutom Kitchen, complements WGP and other anti-hunger initiatives of the government in areas like Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
“We are expecting this to be finalized this April ,additional recommendations we will consider to scale up Walang Gutom Kitchen,” she said.
Government is on track in its goal of attaining single-digit poverty incidence by 2028.
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