Manila, Feb. 7 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to ensure food supplies in jail facilities, an agency official said on Friday.

In a news release, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said this was accomplished through regional memorandum of understandings (MOU) signed by DSWD field offices (FOs) and counterpart BJMP offices.

"As the chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH) and the lead of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program, the DSWD recognizes the importance of a whole-of-government approach in ensuring food security among vulnerable sectors, including persons deprived of liberty (PDLs...