More than 259,000 households are now registered as beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP).

Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said this is fast-approaching the 300,000 mark which is the number of beneficiaries the agency aims to register into the flagship anti-hunger program by the end of 2024.

“As of our December 4 tally, we now have 259,412 Walang Gutom Program household-beneficiaries, which is equivalent to 86.47% of our target for this year,” Asst. Secretary Dumlao said on Wednesday (December 4).

In 2023, the WGP enlisted more than 2,000 household-beneficiaries across its pilot areas across the country.

The scaled-up implementation of the program from July 2024 until the end of the year intends to bring in 300,000 families across 22 provinces in 10 regions.

In Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), National Capital Region (NCR), and CARAGA region, the agency has officially concluded the registration of all targeted families, according to the DSWD spokesperson.

“Most of our field offices have reported over 80 percent or 90 percent of their targets, while we have successfully completed the onboarding of our targeted households across NCR, Cagayan Valley and CARAGA region,” the DSWD official emphasized.

For its part, the DSWD Field Office (FO) 8 – Eastern Visayas is expediting registration efforts across validation sites in the provinces of Leyte, Samar, Eastern Samar, and Northern Samar.

The latest tally also showed that the FO has successfully carried out the registration of over 30,000 families, which is now equivalent to 63.68 percent of its targeted households.

“There might have been delays in verification and validation schedules due to the recent disasters that hit our country. However, as observed from the latest figures of verified beneficiaries, we are catching up with our target numbers,” Asst. Secretary Dumlao pointed out.

The DSWD spokesperson assured the public that under the directives of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, the agency is expediting the validation and verification efforts to be able to complete the onboarding of 300,000 beneficiaries for the year 2024.

The DSWD’s WGP, created through Executive Order No. 44, aims to decrease the incidence of involuntary hunger experienced by Filipinos from low-income households.

The program beneficiaries are provided with electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards loaded with food credits amounting to Php3,000 to purchase a select list of food commodities.

The WGP also promotes social and behavioral change among food-poor families by teaching them how to prepare nutritious, delicious, and affordable meals.

The WGP aims to feed 1 million food-poor families by 2027. # (LSJ)

Tagalog Version

Mga benepisyaryo ng Walang Gutom Program ng DSWD, umabot na sa 259,000 households

Inihayag ng Department of Social Welfare and Development na mahigit na 259,000 households ang pawang nakarehistro na sa Walang Gutom Program (WGP) ng ahensya.

Ayon kay DSWD Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, halos maabot na ang bilang na 300,000 target beneficiaries para sa anti-hunger program bago matapos ang 2024.

“As of our December 4 tally, we now have 259,412 Walang Gutom Program household-beneficiaries, which is equivalent to 86.47% of our target for this year,” sabi ni Asst. Secretary Dumlao.

Noong nakaraang 2023, nakapagtala ang WGP ng higit sa 2,000 household-beneficiaries sa mga pilot areas.

Ang pinabilis na implementasyon ng programa mula July 2024 hanggang bago matapos ang taon ay may target na 300,000 families sa ibat ibang lugar sa 22 lalawigan sa may 10 regions.

Opisyal namang tinapos na anv registration ng mga targeted families sa mga lugar sa Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), National Capital Region (NCR), at CARAGA region.

“Most of our field offices have reported over 80 percent or 90 percent of their targets, while we have successfully completed the onboarding of our targeted households across NCR, Cagayan Valley and CARAGA region,” sabi pa ng DSWD official.

Samantala, pinaigting naman ang registration efforts ng DSWD Field Office (FO) 8 – Eastern Visayas sa mga lalawigan ng Leyte, Samar, Eastern Samar, at Northern Samar.

Sa pinakahuling tala, mahigit sa 30,000 families ang nakapagrehistro na na may katumbas na 63.68 percent ng targeted households.

“There might have been delays in verification and validation schedules due to the recent disasters that hit our country. However, as observed from the latest figures of verified beneficiaries, we are catching up with our target numbers,” sabi pa ni Asst. Secretary Dumlao.
Ang WGP, ay binio batay sa created Executive Order No. 44, na naglalayong bawasan ang involuntary hunger na nararanasan ng mga low-income households.

Ang mga program beneficiaries ay binibigyan ng electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards na may lamang Php 3,000 worth ng food credits na maaaring gamiting pambili sa mga piling food commodities.

Layon ng WGP na mabigyan ng pagkain ang may 1 million food poor families pagsapit ng 2027.# (MVC)