The government will kick off its food stamp program on Tuesday, beginning with 50 families in Tondo, Manila, for the pilot testing, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced. | dempseyreyesINQ /PDI
These beneficiaries are “made of the poorest food-poor families”—or those earning below P8,000 monthly—and families with pregnant and lactating women, Gatchalian stressed.
Romel Lopez, spokesperson for the DSWD, said families can use their respective card to purchase a select list of food commodities from registered and accredited retailers of the DSWD.Lopez explained that the cards are nontransferable and will look similar to a debit or credit card, with the name of the family’s cardholder on it. The food points, however, cannot be converted into cash, he said.
As for the partner retailers, Lopez said their main priority for their partner merchants were the Kadiwa centers, which was initiated by President Marcos himself for affordable food and other commodities amid soaring prices.Next would be the micro, small and medium enterprises, and even some of the big supermarkets.
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