{"id":14130,"date":"2014-06-08T18:41:14","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T10:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=14130"},"modified":"2014-06-08T18:41:14","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T10:41:14","slug":"palace-school-based-feeding-programs-continue-to-eradicate-malnutrition-among-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/08\/palace-school-based-feeding-programs-continue-to-eradicate-malnutrition-among-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace: School-based feeding programs continue to eradicate malnutrition among students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_14131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14131\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Nutrition_and_Health_Kiddie_Class.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14131\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Nutrition_and_Health_Kiddie_Class-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wikipedia Photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Nutrition_and_Health_Kiddie_Class-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Nutrition_and_Health_Kiddie_Class-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wikipedia Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The government continues to implement school-based feeding programs to eradicate malnutrition among students, Malacanang assured on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Presidential Communications Operations Office secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. in an interview on state-run dzRB radio said that the government has appropriated over P1 billion for the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">He said that furthermore, the Department of Education (DepEd) has also provided school canteens with guidelines to observe the \u201cserve-only-nutritious food\u201d policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Aside from serving nutrient-rich foods like fruits, vegetables and fortified products, the government will also make sure that food and drinks are sold at a reasonable price and that canteens are kept clean, he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The PCOO chief also said that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is also conducting supplementary feeding programs with the same goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Local government units are meanwhile partnering with private companies to have their own programs to address the country\u2019s malnutrition problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Coloma said that concerned agencies such as the Department of Health\u2019s National Nutrition Council, Department of Agriculture, Department of Science and Technology, among other agencies, are also addressing the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Aside from addressing malnutrition, Coloma said that the government also conducts programs to fight obesity among children.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The government continues to implement school-based feeding programs to eradicate malnutrition among students, Malacanang assured on Sunday. 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