DO 33, S.

2015 – IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM

(SBFP) FOR SCHOOL YEAR (SY) 2015-2016 AMENDED BY DO 34, S. 2015 –
REVISIONS TO DEPED ORDER NO. 33, S. 2015 (IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM (SBFP) FOR SCHOOL YEAR (SY) 2015-
2016)

July 30, 2015

DO 33, s. 2015
Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) for School Year (SY) 2015-
2016

To: Bureau Directors

Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Heads, Public Elementary Schools
All Others Concerned

1. The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Health and Nutrition Center
(HNC), shall implement the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) for
School Year (SY) 2015-2016 to address undernutrition and short-term hunger
among public school children.
2. Primarily, the SBFP will cover 532,752 severely wasted (SW) and 627,403
wasted (W) pupils from Kindergarten to Grade 6 for SY 2015-2016. At least 80%
of the beneficiaries are targeted to be rehabilitated to normal nutritional status at
the end of 120 feeding days. Secondarily, it aims to increase classroom
attendance from 85% to 100% and to improve the school children’s health and
nutrition values and behavior.
3. School heads (SHs) are expected to monitor the feeding activities and program
implementation on a daily basis. The Schools Division Technical Working Group
(SDTWG) is expected to monitor the schools’ compliance with the guidelines,
procurement process, health and nutritional assessment, and the conduct of
complementary activities, such as deworming, food production, waste
segregation and composting, integration of Essential Health Care Program
(EHCP), good grooming and personal hygiene, and productivity, life, and values
development training. The Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) is
expected to monitor the activities of the schools division offices (SDOs), including
the timely release of funds to the SHs, progress of implementation, liquidation of
funds, and submission of reports.
4. All schools shall establish and maintain the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP)
as a source of ingredients for the SBFP and shall encourage families of
beneficiaries to have their own home gardens so that nutritional improvement is
maintained at home. The school GPP coordinator may ask their local agriculture
officials to provide them with training and seedlings for their home gardens.
5. The schools implementing the SBFP are required to submit their respective
terminal reports through the heads of RTWG and SDTWG to the Health and
 Nutrition Center, Department of Education Central Office (DepEd CO),
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.
6. All regional directors (RDs), schools division superintendents (SDSs), and SHs
are enjoined to extend full administrative support to the management of the
SBFP.
7. The Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of the SBFP for SY 2015-
2016 are enclosed for reference.
8. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

(Sgd.) BR. ARMIN A. LUISTRO FSC

Secretary

Encl.: As stated

Reference: DepEd Order No.: 37, s. 2014

 DO 39, S. 2017 – OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL YEARS 2017-2022

August 7, 2017

DO 39, s. 2017

Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School

Years 2017-2022

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary Schools Heads
All Others Concerned

1. The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Learners Support

Services–School Health Division (BLSS–SHD), shall implement the School-
Based Feeding Program (SBFP) for School Years (SY) 2017-2022 to address
undernutrition among public school children. The SBFP Operational Guidelines is
enclosed.
2. The SBFP covers all Severely Wasted (SW) and Wasted (W) Kindergarten to
Grade 6 pupils for SY 2017-2018. The program primarily aims to improve the
nutritional status of the beneficiaries by at least 70% at the end of 120 feeding
days. Secondarily, it aims to increase classroom attendance by 85% to 100%
and improve the children’s health and nutrition values and behavior.
3. All DepEd Orders (DO) and other related issuances, rules and regulations and
provisions which are inconsistent with these guidelines are hereby repealed,
rescinded, or modified accordingly.
4. This policy shall take effect immediately after its publication
in www.deped.gov.ph. or in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.
5. For more information, all concerned may contact the Bureau of Learner
Support Services–School Health Division (BLSS–SHD), 3rd floor, Mabini
Building, Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office, DepEd Complex,
Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone no. (02) 632-9935 or through email
address: [email protected].
6. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

(Sgd)LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES

Reference: DepEd Order No. 51, s. 2016

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 491 June 25, 1974

CREATING A NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, malnutrition is seriously affecting millions of our people;

WHEREAS, malnutrition retards mental and physical development of our children, weakens their
resistance to infections resulting in unnecessary loss of human lives through high infant and child
mortality rates;

WHEREAS, studies indicate that infants and young children, pregnant women and nursing mothers
are most vulnerable to malnutrition; lawphi 1.net

WHEREAS, there is a multiplicity of government agencies engaged in various aspects of nutrition

activities;

WHEREAS, there are various food programs in the country such as the Green Revolution,
Masagana 99, Palayan ng Bayan, Masaganang Maisan and others which are aimed at providing for
food sufficiency;

WHEREAS, there is a close interlinking relationship between food, education and nutrition; lawphi 1.net

WHEREAS, Executive Order 285, series of 1971, vested in the National Food and Agriculture
Council the responsibility to coordinate all nutrition programs in the country;

WHEREAS, coordination has proven to be of great value in integrating the food and nutrition efforts
of the various agencies;

WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the New Society is to bring about social, economic, and political
reforms to eventually improve the quality of life of every Filipino;

WHEREAS, the nutrition program, being concerned with human resource development, is a vital and
integral part of social reform and economic development;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the

powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby adopt, approve and make as part of the law of
the land, the following:

Section 1. Title. This decree shall be known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. The Government of the Philippines hereby declares that nutrition is
now a priority of the government to be implemented by all branches of the government in an
integrated fashion.

Section 3. Philippine Food and Nutrition Program. An Integrated Four-Year Program involving the
government and private sector shall be drafted by the National Council is hereby created. The
program shall be approved by the President to be implemented by all concerned.

Section 4. Creation of a National Nutrition Council. There is hereby created an agency under the
Office of the President, the National Nutrition Council, hereinafter referred to as the council, to be
composed of the following officials;
 The Secretary, Department of Education and Culture

The Chairman-Coordinator, National Food and Agriculture Council

The Secretary, Department of Health

The Chairman, National Science Development Board

The Secretary, Department of Social Welfare

The Secretary, Department of Local Government and Community Development

The Chairman of the Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines

President, Philippine Medical Association

One other representative of the private sector to be appointed by the President of the
Philippines.

In the event that any cabinet member cannot attend Council meetings, he shall be represented by an
Undersecretary or Assistant Secretary.

Section 5. Functions and Powers. The Council shall have the following functions and powers:

(a) To formulate an integrated national program on nutrition.

(b) To supervise, coordinate and evaluate the implementation of the integrated Philippine
Food and Nutrition Program to be implemented by all agencies and instrumentalities of both
the government and the private sector concerned with improving the nutrition of our people.

(c) To coordinate and integrate policies and programs of all agencies and instrumentalities of
the government charged with the prosecution of existing law, policies, rules and regulations
concerning nutrition.

(d) To coordinate the release of public funds for nutrition purposes in accordance with the
approved projects and programs.

(e) To coordinate all requests for loans and grants by the government agencies involved in
the nutrition program.

(f) To call on any department, bureau, office, agency and other instrumentalities of the
government for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities and resources as the need
arises.

Section 6. Officers of the Council. The Chairman-Coordinator of the National Food and Agriculture
Council shall be the Chairman of the Council. He shall maintain a close link of the nutrition program
with the food programs of the government. In his absence, the Secretary of Health shall be the
Acting Chairman.
An Executive Director shall be appointed by the Council. He shall implement the policies, programs,
projects and decisions of the Council.

One or more Deputy Executive Directors may be appointed by the Council and shall assist the
Executive Director in the performance of his duties or take charge of special project assigned by the
Executive Director.

A Management Committee shall be formed, the members of which shall be a representative

appointed by each of the members of the Council, which representatives should be the head of the
nutrition unit or project of his office. The Executive Director, or in his absence, a Deputy Executive
Directors, shall be Chairman of the Management Committee. This Committee shall perform such
functions as may be assigned to it by this Council.

The Council shall hire such other personnel as may be necessary for the performance of its basic
functions. All positions, except the technical and professional staff and such other positions as the
Council may declare to be highly technical, policy determining, or primarily confidential, shall be
subject to Civil Service rules and regulations and the Wages and Position Classification Office:

Provided that, all personnel shall be entitled to the benefits and privileges normally accorded to
government employees, such as retirement, GSIS Insurance, leave and similar matters:

Provided further, that in the appointment and promotion or employees, merit and efficiency shall
serve as basis, and no political test or qualification shall be prescribed and considered for such
appointments and promotions.

Section 7. Nutrition Month. The month of July shall be designated as NUTRITION MONTH, for the
purpose of creating greater awareness among our people on the importance of nutrition. Activities
thereto shall be approved and coordinated by the Council. This Nutrition Month of July shall be in
lieu of the previously declared Nutrition Week in March.

Section 8. Donations. The Council shall be authorized to received donations, grants, or gifts in
whatever form and from whatever sources: Provided that, said grants, gifts or donations shall be
terms of the grant or donations and in such manner as a majority of the council may in its discretion
determine.

Section 9. Appropriations. For the first fiscal year, 1974-1975, P3.4 million pesos shall be
appropriated from NFAC funds already stipulated for nutrition programs. Provided that, the sum of
ten million pesos is hereby appropriated as operating funds of the National Nutrition Council starting
fiscal year 1975-1976. Provided further, that said amount may be increased or deceased in the
succeeding years by the Council in accordance with its financial position. This appropriation shall be
included in the Annual General Appropriation Act beginning in Fiscal Year 1975-1976.

Section 10. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed and/or modified accordingly.

Section 11. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 25th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8976 November 7, 2000

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE FOOD FORTIFICATION PROGRAM AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines Congress assembled:

Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Food Fortification Act of 2000."

Section 2. Declaration of Policies. - Section 15 of Article II of the Constitution provides that the State
shall protect and promote the right of health of the people and instill health consciousness among
them.

State recognizes that nutritional deficiency problems in the Philippines, based on nutrition surveys,
include deficiency in energy, iron, vitamin A, iodine, thiamin and riboflavin. To a minor extent, the
Filipino diet is also deficient in ascorbic acid, calcium and folate.

The State recognizes that food fortification is vital where there is a demonstrated need to increase
the intake of an essential nutrient by one or more population groups, as manifested in dietary,
biochemical or clinical evidences of deficiency. Food fortification is considered important in the
promotion of optimal health and to compensate for the loss of nutrients due to processing and/or
storage of food.

Food fortification, therefore, shall carried out to compensate for the inadequacies in Filipino diet,
based on present-day needs as measured using the most recent Recommended Dietary Allowances
(RDA)

Section 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall mean:

(a) BFAD - the Bureau of Food and Drugs of the Department of Health.

(b) DOH - the Department of Health.

(c) Fortification - the addition of nutrients to processed foods or food products at levels above the
natural state. As an approach to control micronutrient deficiency, food fortification is addition of a
micronutrient, deficiency in the diet, to a food which is widely consumed by a specific at-risk groups.

(d) Fortificant - a substance, in chemical or natural form, added to food to increase its nutrient value.

(e) Micronutrient - an essential nutrient required by the body in very small quantities; recommended
intakes are in milligrams or micrograms.

(f) Manufacturer - the refinery in case of refined sugar or cooking oil, the miller in case of flour or
rice, or the importer in case of imported processed foods or food products, or the processor in case
of other processed foods or foods products.

(g) NCC - the Governing Board of the National Nutrition Council.

(h) Nutrient - any chemical substance needed by the body for one or more of these functions; to
provide heat or energy, to build and repair tissues, and to regulate life processes. Although nutrients
are found chiefly in foods, some can be synthesized in the laboratory like vitamin and mineral
supplements or in the body through biosynthesis.

(i) Nutrition Facts - a statement or information on food labels indicating the nutrient(s) and the
quantity of said nutrient found or added in the processed foods or food products.

(j) Nutrition labeling - a system of describing processed foods or food products on the basis of their
selected nutrient content. It aims to provide accurate nutrition information about each food. This is
printed in food labels as "Nutrition Facts."

(k) Processed food or food products - food that has been subjected to some degree of processing
like milling, drying, concentrating, canning, or addition of some ingredients which changes partially or
completely the physico-chemical and/or sensory characteristics of the food's raw material.

(l) Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) - levels of nutrient intakes which are considered
adequate to maintain health and provide reasonable levels or reserves in body tissues of nearly all
health persons in the population.

(m) Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program (SPSP). - a strategy to encourage food manufacturers to fortify
processed foods or food products with essential nutrients at levels approved by the DOH. The
fundamental concept of the program is to authorize food manufacturers to use the DOH seal of
acceptance for processed foods or food products, after these products passed a set of defined
criteria. The seal is a guide used by consumers in selecting nutritions foods.

(n) Unprocessed food - food that has not undergone any treatment that results in substantial change
in the original state even if it may have been divided boned, skinned, peeled, ground, cut cleaned,
trimmed, fresh-frozen or chilled.

Section 4. The Philippine Food fortification Program. - The Philippine Food fortification Program,
hereinafter referred to as the Program, shall cover all imported or locally processed foods or food
products for sale or distribution in the Philippines; Provided, That, dietary supplements for which
established standards have already been prescribed by the DOH through the BFAD and which
standards include specifications for nutrient composition or levels of fortification shall not be covered
by this Act.

The program shall consist of (1) Voluntary Food Fortification and (2) Mandatory Food Fortification.

Section 5. Voluntary Food Fortification. - Under the Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program (SPSP), the
Department shall encourage the fortification of all processed foods or food products based on rules
and regulations which the DOH through the BFAD shall issue after the effectivity of this act.

Manufacturers who opt to fortify their processed foods of food products but do not apply for Sangkap
Pinoy Seal shall fortify their processed food or food products based on acceptable standards on food
fortification set by the DOH through the BFAD.

Section 6. Mandatory Food Fortification. - (a) the fortification fo staple foods based on standards
sets by the DOH through the BFAD is hereby made mandatory for the following:

(1) Rice - with Iron;

(2) Wheat flour 0 with vitamins A and Iron;

(3) Refined sugar - with vitamin A;

(4) Cooking oil - with vitamin A; and

(5) Other staple foods with nutrients as may later required by The NCC.

The National Nutrition Council (NCC) shall require other processed foods or food products to be
fortified based on the findings of nutrition surveys. Such requirement shall be promulgated through
regulations to be issued by the Department of Health (DOH) through the Bureau of Food and Drugs
(BFAD) and other concerned agencies.

(b) The fortification of processed foods or food products under this Section shall be undertaken by
the manufacturers: Provided, That in the case of imported processed foods or food products, the
required fortification shall be done by the producers/manufacturers of such imported processed
foods or food products. Otherwise, the importer shall have responsibility of fortifying the imported
processed foods or food products before said products are allowed to be distributed or sold to the
public: Provided, further, That the implementation of the mandatory fortification for wheat flour,
refined sugar, cooking oil and rice, including those milled and/or distributed by the National Food
Authority, shall commence after four (4) years from the effectivity of this Act.

(c) The DOH guidelines on micronutrient fortification of processed food or food products included in
Administrative Order No. 4-A series of 1995 and such other necessary guidelines that may be issued
by the DOH, shall serve as a basis for the addition of micronutrient(s) to processed foods or food
products to avoid over or under fortification that may create imbalance in the diet as well as avoid
misleading label claims to gain competitive marketing advantage.

(d) Manufacturers of processed foods or food products shall include on the label a statement of
"nutrition facts" indicating the nutrient(s) and the quantities of said nutrients added in the food.

(e) Imported rice, wheat flour, refined sugar, cooking oil and other processed foods or food products
that may identified later by the NCC, shall comply with the requirements of this Act on entry in
country, at the end of manufacturing process and/or at all points of sale or distribution.

Section 7. Quality Assurance. - The agencies charged with the implementation of this Act shall
establish a quality assurance system. Likewise, the manufacturers and importers of processed foods
or food products shall also establish their own quality assurance system in accordance with the
quality assurance system of the implementing agencies.

Section 8. Implementation, Monitoring and Review. - The DOH through the BFAD shall be the lead
agency responsible for the implementation and monitoring of this Act while the NNC, the policy-
making and coordinating body of nutrition, shall serve as the advisory board on food fortification.

The DOH shall also be responsible in the conduct of promotional and advocacy activities on the use
of fortified processed foods or food products through its Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program (SPSP)
and/or other programs designed to promote nutrition. Products approved by the SPSP shall be
allowed to use the Sangkap Pinoy Seal. Futher, the DOH is hereby authorized to charge reasonable
fees for applications in the SPSP and use of such fees in the promotion and advocacy activities of
nutrition.

The NCC shall conduct a periodic review of the micronutrients added to food. This review will
provide the basis for determining if the mandatory fortification is still required or not. The review shall
be done at least every five (5) years to coincide with the conduct of the Food and Nutrition Research
Institute's (FNRI) national nutrition survey and/or the assessment of the Philippine Plan of Action for
Nutrition (PPAN).

The local government units, through their health officers or agricultural officers or nutritionist-
dieticians or the sanitary inspectors shall assist in monitoring/checking that foods to be mandated to
be fortified like rice, refined sugar, wheat flour and cooking oil are properly fortified and labeled with
"nutrition facts" indicating the specific micronutrient it was fortified with.

The local food industries shall report on the production, marketing and distribution of fortified foods.
They shall annual reports to the DOH, also indicating their industrial concerns and
recommendations.

Section 9. Support to Affected Manufacturers. - The following government agencies shall support
the implementation of this Act through their respective programs:

(a) The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is hereby required to assist and support affected
manufacturers in upgrading their technologies by helping them obtain soft loans and financial
assistance for the procurement of technologies and machines to comply with the provision of this
Act;

(b) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shall develop and implement
comprehensive programs for the acquisition, design and manufacture of machines and technologies
and transfer said machines and technologies to manufacturers;

(c) The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the livelihood Corporation (LIVERCOR) are hereby
required to assist and support the implementation of this Act by granting loans, to affected
manufacturers, at preferential rates; and

(d) The various agencies/institutions with accredited analytical laboratories for nutrient analysis and
other technology development generators shall provide the necessary services that may be required
by the food industry in compliance with this Act.

Section 10. Noncompliance with Fortification Process. - The following shall be considered non
compliance with the fortification process:

(a) if the food fortification levels do not comply with the DOH requirements, except when the
deviation from the fortification levels are justified and are properly declared in the labeling;

(b) If the fortificant used is different from that approved by the DOH; and

(c) If the process of fortification does not conform to the DOH standard.

Section 11. Administrative Sanctions. - The DOH through the BFAD, after notice and hearing, shall
impose any or all of the following administrative sanctions in cases of noncompliance with the food
fortification guidelines it has set:

(a) Denial of registration of the processed foods or food products by the DOH through the BFAD if
the processed foods or food products do not comply with the food fortification requirements. Said
processed foods or food products shall not be allowed to be put in the market;
(b) Order the recall of the processed foods or food product(s); and

(c) Impose a fine or not less than Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (P300,000.00) and suspension of
registration for the first violation; not more than Six hundred thousand pesos (P600,000.00) and
suspension of registration for the second violation; and not more than one million pesos
(P1,000,000.00) and cancellation of the registration of the product for the third violation of the
provisions of this Act or its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).

Section 12. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DOH through the BFAD and in consultation
with other concerned government agencies, nongovernment organizations, private sectors and
consumer groups involved in nutrition, shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations (IRR)
necessary to implement the provisions of this Act within ninety (90) days from the approval of this
Act. The IRR issued pursuant to this Section shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication in a
national newspaper of general application.

Section 13. International Commitments. - Nothing in this Act is intended to violate provisions of
Treaties and International Agreements to which the Philippines is a party.

Section 14. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, rules and regulations, executive orders
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 15. Seperability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or unlawful,
the remaining provisions shall remain legal and in full effect.

Section 16. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
DURING school year (SY) 2010 to 2011, the Department of Education (DepEd)
relaunched its breakfast feeding program to address the “malnutrition problem and
short-term hunger” among public-school children. For DepEd, “short-term hunger”
refers to the condition experienced by children who do not eat breakfast (and walk long
distance to reach school in the case of some of our students). This program was
subsequently renamed “school-based feeding program [SBFP],” so as to allow our
schools to decide what time to conduct the feeding that shall best address the nutritional
needs of our children (and, thus, not limit the feeding to breakfast only).

The SBFP initially covered only our more or less 42,372 children, who are considered
“severely wasted”, or 7.5 percent of the total number of severely wasted children
identified at that time. For SY 2014 to 2015, the DepEd covers all, or 100 percent, of the
kindergarten to Grade 6 pupils falling under the severely wasted category (based on the
nutritional status report as of SY 2011 to 2012). For SY 2015 to 2016, with the
proposed total budget allocation of P1.37 billion, we expect to cover 630,000 learners
consisting of all the severely wasted and “some in the wasted categories.” According to
DepEd’s Health and Nutrition Council, “severely wasted, wasted, normal, overweight
and obese are the different categories if we grouped our children according to their body-
mass index using the World Health Organization standards.” Body mass index, which
estimates the total body fat of a person, may be considered as a good indicator to assess
the condition of our learners as it considers their weight and height (and even the
age). The SBFP provides complete nutritious meals to our children, following the
developed standardized recipes using malunggay and a 20-day menu using locally produced
food.

Our children should gain at least 300 calories day to address their nutritional deficiencies
with the menu. With DepEd’s Gulayan sa Paaralan project, schools add to their menu a
variety of vegetables harvested from their vegetable gardens. The schools’ Parents-
Teachers Association, the Home Economics teachers or a combination of both, handle
the food preparation. The feeding program is also considered an avenue to develop
health and nutrition values and behavior on our learners. The feeding activity lasts for
100 to 120 days within the school and starts not later than September of every school
year.

The SBFP should improve the nutritional status of our children and, thus, also improve
their attendance and performance in our classes. Beneficiaries, who are not gaining
weight or continue to be severely undernourished during the first three months, are
referred to the health personnel for further assessment.

Aside from DepEd’s Gulayan sa Paaralan, some of the programs that complement our
SBFP are DepEd’s deworming, good grooming and personal hygiene, integration of
essential health-care program, and, productivity, life and values development
training programs, which are implemented in all our schools nationwide.

Lawyer Toni Umali is the current assistant secretary for legal and legislative affairs of the DepEd. He is
licensed to practice law not only in the Philippines but also in the State of California and some Federal
Courts in the United States of America after passing the California State Bar Examinations in 2004.

He is also a member of the National Board of the National Union of Career Executive Service Officers,
an organization of career executive service officers comprising the third level, or the managerial class in
the group of career positions in the Philippine civil service. He has served as legal consultant to several
legislators and local chief executives.

he was instrumental in the passage of the K to 12 and the issuance of its implementing rules and
regulations. He is also the alternate spokesman of the DepEd.

DepEd’s school-based feeding

program
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