Davao de Oro---(Monday, May 4, 2020) More than 3,000 young children benefit the feeding program through the mobile kitchen (mobile kusina) of the provincial government of Davao de Oro.
A feeding program that promotes healthy and nutritious foods under the Kusina ng Kalinga (KNK) program of the province.
On April 27, the team for the mobile kitchen went to New Bataan Resettlement Project-1 in Barangay San Roque, New Bataan, Davao de Oro where there was also a total of 1,432 children who availed the same of the said feeding program.
The province has targeted 14,000 children to feed through the mobile kitchen with nutritious foods especially in this time of crisis due to COVID-19.
The feeding program for the children using the Mobile Kitchen is one of the program of the Provincial Government that promotes spirit of volunteerism (bayanihan) were no one's left behind in Davao de Oro.
The provincial government also expressed their thanks and gratitude to the support from the Davao Multipurpose Seed Producers Cooperative (DAMSEPCO) for the 23 sacks of rice being donated for the continuing operation of the Mobile kitchen.
On the other hand, Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy also allocated his salary to support for the success of program together with his staff of the Provincial Governor's Office donated some amount from their own pocket.
"According to Governor Uy "padayon tang nagapakaon sa mga kabataan nga nagpuyo sa mga NHA ug GK Villages, nga aduna'y dako nga panginahanglan og pagkaon nga nutritious karong panahonan.
"He added that “dakong kalipay namo nga makita ang mga pahiyum sa atong mga kabatan-onan nga nagpuyo resettlements villages. Sobra 14,000 ang atuang target nga mga kabataan ang atong target nga mapakaon, ug dili ta muundang hangtod masiguro nato nga makakaon ug tarong ang tanang kabataan sa atong probinsiya.” (Rey Antibo, ID DDO)
