Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary for Innovations Baldr H. Bringas attended the hearing of the House Committee on Social Services to discuss the approval of the consolidated proposals for the institutionalization of the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp Program (FSP) held at the House of Representatives (HOR) on Tuesday (May 14).

During the hearing, Asec. Bringas briefed the members of the committee chaired by Nueva Ecija Representative Ria Vergara on how the FSP operates and how it helps the beneficiaries achieve food security among food-poor families.

Also present during the hearing were Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Special Projects (SP) Maria Isabel B. Lanada and Standards Bureau (SB) Assistant Director Cynthia V. Ilano.

The FSP aims to combat involuntary hunger by providing its beneficiaries with Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards with Php 3,000 worth of food credits and invites them to become more productive citizens by participating in capacity-building and skills-training.# (Photo courtesy of Ferd Paredes)