Food stamp program can work, but requires careful attention

By The Editorial Board

Nov 04, 2023 12:10 am

SOCIAL Welfare and Development Secretary Rexlon 'Rex' Gatchalian announced earlier this week that the department is currently developing the Food Stamp Program (FSP) for rollout beginning in mid-2024. This is a welcome development and can be a substantial tool to help alleviate poverty and hunger in the Philippines, progress on which has been largely stalled since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic three years ago.

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