Students' access to nutritious food assured

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured that the government is ensuring that students have access to nutritious food in order for them to focus on studying.

- By BETHEENA UNITE

Marcos met beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition with Electronic Vouchers (REFUEL) project on Thursday, Oct. 16, to reassure them that the government is bent on improving the access to nutritious food among the country’s poorest and most food-insecure families.

He emphasized that one of the biggest factors why students cannot concentrate on studying is the lack and inaccessibility of proper food.

“Dahil isa sa pinakamalaking dahilan kung bakit hindi makapag-aral nang mabuti ang mga bata ay dahil may sakit. Napakasimple lang. May sakit dahil mahina ang kain, hindi maganda ‘yung kinakain (One of the biggest reasons children are unable to study well is because they get sick. It’s very simple. They get sick because they don’t eat enough or because the food they eat isn’t nutritious),” Marcos said.

Marcos said that feeding programs at schools aim to combat malnutrition among students.