DSWD eyes 3,000 families as food stamp beneficiaries

MANILA, Philippines — Before the year ends, the number of Food Stamp Program (FSP) beneficiaries will increase from the current 100 families to 3,000 families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said yesterday.

According to DSWD Undersecretary for innovations Eduardo Punay, the pilot implementation of the “Walang Gutom 2027” will go “full blast” by December and implemented in more areas.

Punay added that in July next year, the DSWD would have achieved the target of covering one million families.

The FSP is being pilot-tested among 100 families in Tondo, Manila and Dapa, Siargao.

Under the program, each family receives P3,000 every month on an electronic benefits transfer card that can be used to purchase food from Kadiwa and DSWD-accredited food outlets.

With President Marcos’ issuance of Executive Order 44 establishing the FSP as the administration’s “flagship program,” it is assured of funding to “help more food-poor families in 2024,” Punay said.