Marcos launches expanded school feeding program for young learners

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the national kickoff of the Department of Education's School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) and a milk feeding activity in Bulacan, declaring universal feeding for all kindergarten and grade 1 learners in school year 2026-2027. The SBFP will also extend meals to Grades 2 to 6 students identified as wasted or severely wasted and to other eligible beneficiaries under DepEd nutrition initiatives, pursuant to Republic Act No. 11037. The president said the government will prioritize purchasing locally produced food for the program, which could support local suppliers while aiming to improve child nutrition and school readiness.

Universal feeding for kindergarten and grade 1 starts in 2026-2027.