𝗗𝗦𝗪𝗗 𝗫𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗻-𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗟𝗚𝗨 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻

The “𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲-𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗻” initiative of the City Government of Mati, Davao Oriental, which was validated on April 29-30, 2024, and the “𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” initiative of LGU Asuncion, Davao del Norte, on May 15-16, 2024, were selected among the top 25 in their respective category, from hundreds of participating LGUs nationwide.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               DSWD XI Promotive Services Chief, now Assistant Regional Director for Administration, Merlinda A. Paragamac, led the activity, along with staff from the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) and the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP). The validation was crucial in determining which LGUs will advance to the next level.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The DSWD, in partnership with the Galing Pook Foundation (GPF), aims to recognize and promote outstanding local governance programs in the Philippines that address food security and nutrition issues through the Walang Gutom Awards initiative. This event responds to the growing food insecurity and hunger cases nationwide, affecting millions of families.

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