Manila, April 17 -- The city government has institutionalized its feeding program for preschoolers in public daycare centers, ensuring consistent support with an initial budget of PHP22 million.

The initiative, dubbed the Food for Early Education Development (FEED) program, was formalized through an ordinance authored by Councilor Frances Grace Parcon-Torres and approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its regular session on Wednesday.

"One of the main reasons why we proposed this ordinance was for budget allocation so we will not only rely on a supplemental budget but every year it will have its own budget. For the school year 2024-2025, we have 10,099 development center- learners," she said in a follow-up interview.

Parcon said ...