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(Eagle News)–The Department of Social Welfare and Development will kick off the nationwide implementation of the Food Stamp Program in July, six months after its successful pilot-testing in just parts of the country. DSWD Undersecretary Edu Punay said preparations for the full implementation of the initiative have begun. “This month po magsisimula na iyong validation at ating registration ng 300,000 beneficiaries para sa July na rin po natin,” he said. He said also this month, […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Social Welfare and Development clarified on Saturday, Sept. 30, that the food credits beneficiaries receive under the Food Stamp Program should merely complement their income. Under the FSP launched by the World Food Programme of the United Nations in Siargao Island beneficiaries receive P3,000 worth of food credits loaded to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Cards. The EBT cards can then be used to purchase food products in all DSWD-accredited merchants and […]
