SFP is the provision of food to children in addition to their regular meals as part of the DSWD’s contribution to the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program of the government. The children-beneficiaries will be weighed after the 60-day feeding to determine the improvement and sustenance of their nutritional status.ĭSWD-7 has been implementing the SFP now on its cycle 10 to help improve and sustain the nutritional status of children, especially in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The feeding program which started on Novemis managed by the parents based on a prepared meal cycle using the delivered food supplies. Quintana said the feeding is expected to end on January 13, 2021. ![]() It has an allocation of P206.1 million at P15 every child per meal.ĭSWD-7 will prioritize undernourished children based on the latest Operation Timbang (OPT) results of the barangay.ĭSWD-7 information officer Leah Quintana in an interview said that the food supplementation is to be served twice a day at snacks or meals, seven days a week for 60 days. CEBU, Philippines - The Department of Social Welfare and Development 7 has continued its supplementary feeding program (SFP) targeting 114,505 children aged two to five years as beneficiaries.
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