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Government food stamp program to kick off July 18 in Tondo: DSWD

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Residents sort out trash in a junk shop in Tondo, Manila on June 15, 2023. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hoping to include the informal waste sector to the Expanded Producer Responsibility system for plastic waste as the country slowly shifts to a circular economy. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/07/15/20230615-waste-pickers-informal-sector-md-4.jpg"/><figcaption>Residents sort out trash in a junk shop in Tondo, Manila on June 15, 2023. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hoping to include the informal waste sector to the Expanded Producer Responsibility system for plastic waste as the country slowly shifts to a circular economy. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The pilot of the government’s food stamp program will finally be rolled out on Tuesday next week, July 18, with 50 poor families identified to benefit from this in Tondo, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday. </p><p>Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the program’s pilot implementation would have a “gradual phasing.” </p><p>“We will inform you with the details on Monday. Palaki nang palaki yan until we hit the pilot mark na 3,500 families nationwide,” Gatchalian said in a news forum in Quezon City. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/13/23/solo-parents-breastfeeding-moms-included-in-food-stamp-program">Single parents, breastfeeding moms included in gov&#x27;t food stamp program: officials</a></li></ul><p>“After 6 months na pilot sa program, we will… scale up,” he added. </p><p>“Handang-handa na tayo sa kickoff. The pilot is 3,000 and the initial run is 50. Yung pilot ayokong biglain siya. Yung pilot… tukoy na kasi lahat, poor families and pregnant and lactating women,&quot; he added.</p><p>Gatchalian said the Asian Development Bank has provided his agency a $3-million grant for the technical assistance of the food stamp’s pilot program which would last until December and would cover around 300,000 families. </p><p>Target beneficiaries will receive food credits worth P3,000 &quot;to purchase a select list of food commodities from DSWD-accredited local retailers,” he earlier said. The Kadiwa ng Pangulo, limited stores, and groceries would be an important part of the program where beneficiaries could use their cards that act as vouchers. </p><p>Beneficiaries could only exchange the P3,000 credits for food covering their baskets. Half of the basket will be allotted for carbohydrate foods, 30 percent for protein, and 20 percent for fats. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/23/23/dswd-eyes-pilot-run-of-food-stamp-program-by-july">DSWD eyes pilot run of food stamp program by July; 1 million beneficiaries identified</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/03/23/govt-food-stamp-program-needs-p40-billion-dswd">Food stamp program needs P40 billion; govt&#x27; looking for fund source: DSWD</a></li></ul><p>The program’s mechanism aims to change the behavior of the beneficiaries, the social welfare chief said, noting that this is different from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). </p><p>“Ang goal natin is… makakain nang tama para makahanap sila ng energy to be a part of nation-building… The whole of society approach is crucial because in every program, hindi kayang pasanin ng gobyerno lahat. Ang mandato ng Pangulo is to involve the private sector and [other] agencies,” he said.</p><p>Gatchalian said they already identified 1 million target families for the &quot;Walang Gutom 2027,&quot; which would come from the agency&#x27;s &quot;Listahanan 3.&quot; </p><p>The list showed that the poorest Filipino families were mostly in rural areas. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2625765" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

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Government food stamp program to kick off July 18 in Tondo: DSWD

Job Manahan,

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Published Jul 15, 2023 11:09 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 15, 2023 11:18 AM PHT

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