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The Antipolo, Rizal local government announced on Thursday, Oct. 13, its plan to procure enhanced Nutribuns and Nutricookies developed by the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) to be given to malnourished children in the town as it aims to curb m
The Rizal provincial government, together with Sen. Imee Marcos, launched the pilot testing for the Nutribun Feeding Program aiming to ensure food security and curb malnutrition of children amid the various economic and social issues affecting the country's food security. Photo from Gov. Nina Yn
“Mahalaga na maibalik ang libreng pamamahagi ng nutribun sa mga public schools natin pero sana hindi lamang sa mga bata sa eskwelahan dahil importante rin ang grupo ng mga batang may edad 0-2 years old at mga buntis at mga lactating women. Ito yung tinatawag natin na first 1000 days population dahil sila ay higit na nangangailangan ng dagdag na pagkain na ibinibigay gaya ng enhanced nutribun,” NCC Executive Director Azucena Dayanghirang said.
Senator Imee Marcos has started the revival of the Nutribun Feeding Program of her late father, President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., with a warning that the government’s nutrition programs at present are “undernourished and will not withstand a looming global food crisis.” A press statement of Marco
Nutribun is a type of bread given away at government feeding programs from the 1970s as part of a USAID campaign against malnutrition.