For First Time, DepEd Feeding Program to Include Pregnant Students

For first time, DepEd feeding program to include pregnant students

The Department of Education will provide meals to pregnant students enrolled in public schools for the first time this year, part of a broader expansion of its feeding program that it says targets 4.6 million learners nationwide.

DepEd to feed 4.6-M learners as school-based feeding expands in 2026

The Department of Education (DepEd) will expand its School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in 2026 to cover around 4.6 million learners nationwide, backed by a P25.7-billion allocation under the agency"s record P1.015-trillion budget for basic education.

DepEd To Expand ARAL To 6.7M Learners, Taps Over 440K Tutors

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said it seeks to expand the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program to benefit 6.7 million learners in public schools nationwide after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the 2026 General Appropriations Act, which grants a PHP8.93 billion allocation for the measure. In a statement, DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said it is the first time ARAL will be fully funded. “Dito po sa A…

Sa 2026 record budget, DepEd, pinalawak pa ang School-Based Feeding Program para maabot ang mas maraming mag-aaral

LUNGSOD NG MAKATI, 08 Enero 2026 — Sa tulong ng rekord na badyet na Php1.015 trilyon para sa basic education, palalawakin ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) sa 2026, na inaasahang makikinabang ang humigit-kumulang 4.6 milyong mag-aaral sa buong bansa bilang ba