Daraga, Feb. 2 -- At least 107 "severely wasted" secondary students from Anislag National High School (ANHS) in Daraga, Albay will benefit from a four-month-long feeding program that will start this month.

In an interview on Friday, Hela Rezalie M. Nimo, ANHS program coordinator, said the Augmenting School Performance Indicators as Result of Education (ASPIRE) - Feeding for Learning program aims to improve the nutritional status and educational performance in numeracy and literacy skills of the beneficiaries.

"From Monday to Thursday, the recipients from grades 7 to 12 will receive nutritional snacks during recess. We don't want them to feel that they are 'different' that's why a specific classroom turned into ASPIRE Cafe will be used b...