MARAWI CITY (PIA) -- The Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) distributed crucial food supplies to 405 child development centers (CDCs) across Lanao del Sur.
MSSD Lanao del Sur A Provincial Field Office executed the distribution from February 19 to 23, 2024 covering CDCs in Balindong, Bubong, Buadiposo Buntong, Ditsaan Ramain, Marantao, Maguing, Masiu, Mulondo, Piagapo, Poona Bayabao, Saguiaran, Taraka, Tamparan, Tugaya, Lumba Bayabao, and Marawi City.
The distributed food supplies, tailored for 40 days of nutritious meals, including 25 kilograms of special milled rice, eggs, dried anchovies, sayote, potato, mung beans, corned tuna, hotcake mix, champorado mix, brown sugar, dried noodles, glutinous rice flour, all-purpose flour, and cooking oil. The hot meal is eyed to benefit around 9,136 daycare learners.
This initiative is part of the 13th cycle of the Supplementary Feeding Program, a nationally-funded effort supervised by MSSD in BARMM. The program aims to address the nutrition needs of children enrolled in CDCs and supervised neighborhood plays, especially those residing in disadvantaged areas.
Of the total number of CDCs that received food supplies, 57 were in Marawi City, 43 in Taraka, 26 in Balindong, 26 in Saguiaran, 25 in Poona Bayabao, 24 in Masiu, 23 in Mulondo, 23 in Marantao, 22 in Buadiposo Buntong, 21 in Tugaya, 20 in Lumba Bayabao, 20 in Tamparan, 20 in Ditsaan Ramain, 19 in Bubong, 18 in Maguing, and 18 in Piagapo.
Jalaleah Jamaloddin, a child development worker in Sawer village, Masiu town, expressed gratitude, stating, "We, the CDWs and the parents are very happy because the meals to be served for the daycare children during the feeding program are nutritious, which will help them become healthier."
The MSSD will extend the distribution to the remaining municipalities in the province, emphasizing a continuous commitment to monitor the implementation of the feeding program in partner daycare centers. (APB/PIA-10 Lanao del Sur)
