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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA’
Quezon City

18TH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. pel

Introduced by Representative MICHAEL L. ROMERO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Food Feeding programs are a vital approach in sustaining the health and
nutritional well being in the Republic of the Philippines. Therefore it is imperative
that .his Food Feeding programs be made continuous to achieve the appropriate
nutritional status.

Thus parents and students here shall also develop good grooming and proper
hygiene to sustain their progress during the school feeding sessions.

This House Bill seeks to foster the continuity and integrity of these Food Feeding
programs on a nationwide scale.

Towards this end, the State shall implement measures to achieve these noble
objectives.

Thus, the early pags4ge of this bill is earnestly requested.

MI ‘L L. ROMERO Ph.D.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18TH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _}87

Introduced by Representative MICHAEL L. ROMERO

AN ACT

CREATING A MANDATORY FEEDING PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL
CHILDREN, ALLOCATING 3% OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
ALLOTMENT (IRA) FOR EVERY CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY - It is hereby a declared policy
of the state to provide social development programs thru the national and local
government units that shall provide households the schemes to improve their

health and nutrition.
SECTION 2. DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Internal Revenue Allotment - (IRA) is a local government unit’s (LGU) share of
revenues from the Philippine _national_—_ government. Provinces,
independent cities, component cities, municipalities, and barangays each get a
separate allotment.

The allotment is largely based upon the type of government they are and a
formula based upon their land area and population. Section 284 of the Local


Government Code of the Philippines (RA 7160) sets up the formula for the
distribution of the allotment.

All or nearly all of the revenue that a local government has to spend comes from
their IRA, though some local governments also have additional local sources of
revenue such as property taxesand government fees. ‘Typically for
municipalities, the IRA accounts for 90% of total revenues. Since cities have
more sources of local revenues, their IRA raages from 50% to 70% of their total
budget.

A portion of each local government unit's allotment is set aside
their Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) or youth council.

The IRA is automatically released to each local government unit and may not be
held back by the national government for any reason, except in the extreme case
of an unmanageable public sector deficit, in which case the allotment may Le
adjusted but provided it not be set to be less than thirty percent (30%) of the
collection of national internal revenue taxes of the third fiscal year preceding the
current fiscal year.

SECTION 3. MANDATORY FEEDING PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL
CHILDREN:

a. There shali be an allotted P18.00 (eighteen pesos) minimum budget
per meal;

b. The concerned city or municipality shall determine the venue of the
feeding program;

c. The city or municipality in coordination with the DSWD and DEPED
shall determine the students that will be invoived in the feeding
program;

d. The city or municipality in collaboration with the DSWD and DEPED
shall determine the frequency of holding the feeding program;

. DSWD and DEPED shall monitor and evaluate children’s weight
before and after the feeding programs to determine if the students
have reached their ideal nutritional status;


f, DSWD and DEPED shall educate families about health and nutrition,
so that they could sustain the progress children have made during the
school feeding programs;

g. DEPED shall mandate schools to provide nutrition, proper grooming
and hygiene counseling for both students and parents;

h. DSWD shall teach parents how to prepare affordable yet nutritious
meals through Parents Effectiveness Sessions.

i, DSWD and DEPED shall ensure that school feeding programs are
continuous.

SECTION 4. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS - The
departmeats and agencies charged, to be led by the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education
(DEPED) with carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall within sixty (60)
days after the effectivity of this Act, formulate the necessary rules and
regulations for its effective implementation.

SECTION 5. REPEALING CLAUSE - All laws, decrees, executive orders,
rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE - If, for any reason, any section or
provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections
or provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 7. EFFECT:VITY CLAUSE - This Act shall take effect after
fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least
two (2) national newspapers of general circulation whichever comes earlier.

Approved,