Iligan school board allots P2M for feeding program

ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/07 July)-- This city’s school board celebrated nutrition month by approving P2 million for a feeding program intended for malnourished pupils in 84 elementary schools.
Mayor Lawrence Cruz, co-chair of the LSB, said they intend to feed pupils once a week with cheap but vitamin-enriched food like vegetables.

"This is also one way of addressing the retention problem of our pupils caused by food insecurity and poverty," Cruz said.
The measure, initiated by Task Force 47-74+1, seeks to sustain the Batang Sikat ug Kusgan (BasKug), a feeding program of St. Michael’s College in partnership with Jollibee Foundation to reverse the pupils’ deficiencies in terms of retention, comprehension and analytical skills.

BasKug fed on a daily basis 170 malnourished pupils from five elementary schools last year in accordance with prescribed menus. More @ MindaNews