Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy Taguiwalo (above photo, right) joins President Rodrigo R. Duterte (above photo, 2nd from right) at the launching of the Comprehensive Reform and Development Agenda (CRDA) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

The CRDA is an inter-agency effort to improve ARMM with DSWD as lead in the implementation of the Supplemental Feeding Program for Children.

The Feeding Program covers 100% of the identified children aged 0-12 years who are stunted (low height-for-age), wasted (low weight-for-height), and underweight (low weight-for-age), in two phases.  Fifty percent will be covered for the first six months and another 50 percent in the 2^nd phase, also for six months implementation.  The project will be implemented in priority barangays of the following 5 municipalities in 2 provinces of ARMM: Maguindanao – Mamasapano, Datu Salibo and Dau Piang; and,  Sulu – Jolo and Patikul.

Program duration is one year and three months beginning October 2016 until December 2017.  Social preparations in the communities, actual project implementation,capacity-building and periodic monitoring and evaluation are covered in the entire project duration. ###