Makati allots P235m for school feeding program

By Joel E. Zurbano

THE Makati City government will spend P235 million for a new program dubbed Project FEED (Food for Excellent Education and Development) aiming to provide free nutritious snacks to the city’s public elementary school students. Mayor Abigail Binay led the launching of the project on Thursday, saying it seeks to alleviate hunger and promote healthy eating habits among the students, while easing the burden of parents who are struggling to make ends meet.

“As a mother myself, I understand the demands of raising children and sending them to school. Through Project FEED, we are hitting two birds with one stone by helping parents with their children’s proper nourishment and enabling them to save for other basic needs,” she said.