President Ferdinand Marcos, Vice President Sara Duterte Dy, and Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited a school in Isabela on Friday to take part in a government feeding program, according to newsinfo.inquirer.net.
In a separate report, newsinfo.inquirer.net said Marcos described children's health as the focus of the government's feeding initiative. The visit brought the three officials together at the school where the program was being carried out.
The reports did not specify the name of the school, the number of students present, or the exact schedule of the visit.
The Isabela event is part of the administration's broader push on school-based nutrition, which the President framed around child health, per newsinfo.inquirer.net. The same outlet reported that the feeding program is a government effort, though the reports did not detail its budget, coverage, or implementation timeline.
The visit also comes as the Department of Education, which Angara now heads, continues work on other fronts. BusinessWorld reported that DepEd is promoting more teachers under the Expanded Career Progression system, and newsinfo.inquirer.net reported that over 1,000 teachers in the Davao region received promotions.
Those items appeared alongside the Isabela coverage in the same summary of education-related reporting, though they were separate stories from different outlets.
What to watch next: whether Malacañang or DepEd releases further details on the feeding program's scope, funding, and the schools covered.
