BUTUAN CITY - About 989 pupils are set to benefit from a    three-month feeding program in Mindanao which kicked off last    November 21.  
    These pupils are from the Davao Oriental Batch 2 four-month    feeding program of the Kiwanis International of Golden Tagum,    in coordination and participation with the Department of    Education (DepEd)-Davao Oriental Division and the Philippine    Army's 28th Infantry Battalion.  
    The Batch 2 schools of said program includes Elementary Schools    of Dawan, Danao, Sanghay, Libudon, Cabuaya, Luban and Langca    all of Mati City, Davao Oriental; Dugmanon, Lapu-Lapu and Maag    all of San Isidro, Davao Oriental; and, Lavigan, Tagabebe,    Pundaguitan, Tandang Sora and Anitap all of Governor Generoso,    Davao Oriental.  
    President of the Kiwanis International Golden Tagum Jeffrey    Mataro, said that addressing the malnutrition as early as    preschool will make a huge change in the performance of a    child.  
    "This feeding program is only supplementary to what the parents    feed their child, and this will not sustain without your    (parents) commitment in providing the right nutrition to your    child," he said.  
    Mataro said the uniqueness of this feeding program lies on the    strength of the six pillars, converging together in    implementing and monitoring the activity.  
    First pillar is the school head who see to it that the program    is implemented on a regular basis; second is the feeding    coordinator who domestically manages the actual daily feeding;    third is the PTA organization who is crucial in assisting the    school in the feeding and motivating parents to undergo    nutritional counseling; forth is the Division and district    nurses who will distribute, motivate and collect data report    from all participating school; fifth is the Philippine Army who    will assist in transporting the food pack, monitor and help    establish "Gulayan sa Paaralan" which is a good complimentary    program to support the feeding; and lastly, the Kiwanis Club of    Golden Tagum who will provide for the food pack, monitor and    link the remaining five pillars.  
    "I thank DepEd for identify the right beneficiaries of our    advocacy, and I thank the 28th Infantry Battalion, Philippine    Army under Lt. Col. Francisco Lorenzo Jr. for bridging us to    these (beneficiaries) communities," Mataro added.  
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Nutrition Program Targets 1,000 Pupils