President Marcos reorganized the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger to ensure the continuous and effective implementation of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger Program (EPAHP).
Under Executive Order No. 66, the new members of the task force include the secretaries of the Department of Health, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Presidential Communications Office.
The director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority will also join as a member of the task force.
EO 66 repealed EO 27 issued in 2023, which creates the Task Force on Hunger Zero.
The representative of the Office of the President, who was among the members of the task force under EO 27, was removed from the new list of members.
“The Task Force on Zero Hunger members may designate an alternate to represent their respective offices in their absence. Such alternate must be fully authorized to decide for and on behalf of the Task Force on Zero Hunger member.”
“As may be necessary and upon the approval of the President and/or the Executive Secretary, the Task Force on Zero Hunger is hereby authorized to further reorganize its composition, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations.”
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin earlier issued Memorandum Circular 47 directing all government agencies and local government units to support the implementation of the EPAHP to ensure food security and proper nutrition.
The EPAHP is one of the banner programs of the Task Force on Zero Hunger aimed at institutionalizing efforts to mitigate hunger and promote food and nutrition security by linking community-based organizations to prospective markets and providing credit assistance to support food production, processing, and distribution.
