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SEVENTEENTH CONGRES: RERISTR ATION UNIT

First Regular Session | BMLS AND INT Y SEQVICE

House BILL No. 294

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to stem cases of food insecurity in the country by mandating all food establishments and
other similar businesses fo donate to charitable iwons any and all unsold food. The 1996 World
Food Summit defined food security as the state "when all people, at all times, have physical and
economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food

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The Food and Nutrition Research Inslitute of the Department of So d Technology (FNRI-DOST)
calls hunger a severe form of food insecurity. Prolonged hunger may lead to malnutrition, illness, mental
and physicai growth retardat y other complications.

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23% of Filipino children

The ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” contributes to food security, FNRI
DOST dectared

Mandating food estabiishinents to donate to charitable institutions unsoid food can be an effective means
in addressing food insecurity,

in the county, over 2.6 milion families experienced hunger at least once, according to a survey
conducted by the Social Weather Stations in the last quarter of 2015.

ce and Technology show
9,869 metric
billion,

Making it @ public policy to establish and maintain an efficient fc
hunger issue of Filipinos living below the poverty threshold woulf

regulatory eystem that will address| the
hence be of paramount importance.

The passage of this bill is earnestly sought.



Repubiic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

2945

HOUSE BILL NO.

introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo

MANDATING ALL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHER SIMILAR BUSINESSES TO DONATE TO
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ANY AND ALL UNSOLD FOOD AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR

VIOLATIONS TH Pui

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines in

Cangrass assembled.

SECTION 1. Titie. This Act shail be known as the “Unsoid Food Donation Act of 2016."

SEC. 2. Deciaration icy. The State shall ensure the food security of every Filipino
family by rr ishments and other esses te donate

charity.

SEC. 3. impiementation of this Act. The donation of unsoid food by food estabiishments
and other similar businesses y sh: ndertaken by the Dep: if
and Development (DSWD).

SEC. 4. Penalties. Any food establishment found to be guilty of non-compiiance shali be
meted out 2 penalty of imprisonment for 2 minimum of six (6) months to one (1) year and/or a
fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php500,000.00);

SEC. 5, Repeat Offenders ~ in the event 2 food establishment or other similar business
is found guilty of violating this Act for two (2) or more times committed within 2 period of five (5)
years, the same shall be a ground for the permanent revocation of their license to operate.

SEC. 6. Separability Ciause ~ if any part, section or provision of this Act shail be held
invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected by such declaration shal! remain in
full force and effect.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause - Ali laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations or other issuances or parts thereof, which ere inconsistent with this Act, are hereby
modified and repealed.

SEC. 8. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its pubiication in
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) get

Approved,