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Mayor Zamzamin L. Ampatuan
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RAJAH BUAYAN, Maguindanao --- This local government has in its development agenda in pushing away malnutrition as it intensifies its campaign on the nutritional aspect of the children with the progressive intervention of support organizations.
Mayor Zamzamin L. Ampatuan said they are
thankful to the United Nations’ World Food Programme (UN-WFP) for continuously supporting
the feeding program of the children in their various elementary and primary
schools.
“They’ve been doing this for eight years now
and the municipal government is just so grateful on the support they have
extended through the years,” Mayor Ampatuan said.
The mayor said the UN-WFP conducted a
surprise visit to the schools last October 11, the purpose of which is to
assess the implementation of the program on the ground.
“We are lucky because the UN-WFP helps us to
focus more on the nutritional aspect of our children so they can perform better
in school,” the mayor said.
The feeding program benefits children from grades
1 to 6.
“To date, we have listed at least 400 beneficiaries
which cover our six elementary schools and five primary schools,” he said. (GILMHAR
A. LAO & ANNE ACOSTA-MINDANAO EXPOSE’ )
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