MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday launched the expanded School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), which will now include all kindergarten learners. Launched at Juan ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate-approved 2026 education budget delivers one of the largest nutrition increases to date, raising DepEd’s school feeding coverage to 4.49 million learners and making ...

MANILA, Philippines—Lawmakers have reminded the Department of Education (DepEd) that logistics and absorptive capacity are also key issues in expanding the government’s school-based feeding program ...

QUEZON CITY (PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd) will further expand the implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), following the Senate’s approval of P28.66 billion in funding ...

Under the Senate-approved budget, funding for the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) will rise to P28.66 billion, more than double its P11.78-billion allocation this year. The boost enables DepEd to ...

Free or subsidized school meals lead to modest gains in math and school enrollment, according to a new Cochrane review that examined the global impact of school feeding programs on disadvantaged ...

MANILA, Philippines — The school-based feeding program of the Department of Education (DepEd) will cover 4.49 million students for 200 days next year. After the Senate raised the program’s budget to ...

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino governor Dax Cua expressed his hope that the substantial allocation for the Department of Education’s School-Based Feeding Program ...

MANILA, Philippines — Only 43 percent of undernourished children aged two to four are covered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s supplemental feeding program, the Second ...