Marcos expands food stamp aid

Now covers solo parents, pregnant women

By Vince Lopez

alleged cover-up bid in the P6.7-billion drug bust in October last year.

“Last Friday, the National Police Commission and the Philippine National Police (PNP) filed the criminal cases with the Office of the

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is including single parents, pregnant women, and lactating mothers among the beneficiaries of the government’s food stamp program to address the problem of malnourished and stunted children born in the country.

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rexlon “Rex” Gatchalian said this on Tuesday during a Palace press briefing as the President approved the pilot run and the implementation

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La Paz Elementary School pupils form a human ribbon during a school-based immunization of the vaccine against HPV in Makati City on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. A girl who is vaccinated against HPV can avoid contracting cervical cancer. Danny Pata can remain restive for “a few months.”