DepEd Order No. 031 s. 2021 | OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM

Republic of Philippines

Department of Education

DepEd Order
No. 031, s. 2021
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Other Concerned

1. The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Learner Support Services-School Health Division (BLSS-SHD), maintains its commitment to provide good nutrition to learners amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. As such it shall continue the implementation of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) to address hunger and encourage learners to enroll, contribute to the improvement of their nutritional status, provide nourishment for their growth and development, help boost their immune system, and enhance and improve their health and nutrition values.

2. In consideration of the changes brought about by the pandemic, the implementation of the SBFP has been modified, putting utmost importance to the welfare, safety, and health of learners and personnel involved, while also ensuring the attainment of the program objectives. The SBFP shall be implemented in line with the Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) and in strict compliance with the DepEd required health standards.

3. The SBFP primary beneficiaries are all severely wasted, wasted, severely stunted, and stunted learners. In case of excess funds, all learners in Last Mile Schools with 100 enrollees and below, the 

pupils-at-risk of dropping-out (PARDOs), indigenous people (IP) learners and those coming from indigent families, shall be considered as secondary beneficiaries. However, for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 only, the primary beneficiaries shall be all incoming kindergarten learners, and the Grade 1 Grade 6 learners who were wasted and severely

4. The program shall provide beneficiaries with hot meals/nutritious food products through school-based/delivery/rationing for 120 days. However for SY 2021-2022, only 60 feeding days for hot meals/NFP and 33 days for pasteurized or sterilized milk are targeted, because of the extended implementation period of Fiscal YEar (FY) 2020 due to the imposition of numerous lockdowns and the need to full utilize FY 2021 funds by year-end in accordance with the cash-based budgeting system.

5. This policy rescinds all previous issuances on the SBFP, and it shall take effect immediately

upon its approval.

6. For more information, all concerned may contact the Bureau of Learner Support Services-School Health Division, 3rd Floor, Mabini Building, Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email at sbf@deped.gov.ph

or at telephone number (02)8632-9935

7. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is Directed.

Signed

LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES

Secretary

Enclosure to DepEd Order No 031, s. 2021

Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of

the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP)

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