The Department of Social Welfare and Development is set to deploy validators for the registration and validation of 300,000 targeted families in preparation of the full-scale implementation of the ''Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program '' in July.
Funded through a $3-million grant from the Asian Development Bank , the program will provide electronic benefit transfer cards that will be loaded with food credits amounting to P3,000 per month to purchase a select list of food commodities from DSWD-registered or accredited retailers.Bulk of the food credits will be allocated to carbohydrate-rich foods such as rice at P1,500, 30% for proteins like meat at P900, and 20% for fruits, vegetables, oil, salt, as well as condiments at P600.
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