SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM SY: 2025-2026
The School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) is among DepEd’s big ticket program with a big annual
budget allocation, which aims to address hunger, encourage learners to enroll and attend school, and
contribute to the improvement of their nutritional status, as a learner support program, it is an
intervention intended to feed the undernourished learners and keep them in school.
Budget allocation:
Components No. of feeding days Remarks
NFP 22.00 for food cost + 3.00 120 feeding days Baseline NS due June 02,2025
operational expenses
Total Number of Beneficiaries
(5,979 NFP)
15days
Milk (4,914) 21.00 for Milk 1.00
Opex
1. The SBFP primary beneficiaries are all incoming kindergarten learners, and the Grade 1 to
Grade 6 learners who were SW and W
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 secondary beneficiaries (DO. No.31, 2021)
2. Revised Target Beneficiaries for Milk:
The target beneficiaries for Milk shall cover only all kindergarten beneficiaries and severely
wasted and wasted Grade 1-3 learners, If there is still excess include the secondary beneficiaries
as stated in D.O. 31.s.2021. The priority of targeting all kindergarten is to develop their milk
drinking habit at their age and be provided with the nourishment needed for their maximum
growth potential.
Drop –Off –points (DOP)
Oriental District South District Mt.Apo District Occidental District
RMCES drop off point SAN MIGUEL E/S drop a. G.Reusora e/s drop DCCES drop off point
off point off point
a.I.Abalayan e/s Igpit e/s drop off point b. Soong e/s drop off a. Cogon e/s
point
b.Dawis e/s c. Binaton e/s drop off b. J. Alberca e/s
point
c.DMMES d. Matti e/s drop off Ruparan e/s drop off
point point
a. Damnas e/s
APLAYA E/S drop off Colorado e/s drop off Rizal CES drop off point
point point
a.P.Garcia e/s a.Lungag e/s 1.N.Isidro e/s b. Ranao e/s
b.Badiang e/s b.C.Nonol e/s
c. Kibanban e/s Marawer e/s drop
R.Saplala e/s drop off
point
A. Maniapao e/s Apolandia e/s drop off P.Basalan e/s drop off
point point
B.Mahayahay e/s D.Abawag e/s
C.Balabag e/s
Bagumbuhay e/s drop Dulangan e/s drop off
off point point
Total:18 drop off a.F.Alferez e/s
Menu Plan
Date of delivery (NFP)
Week Schedule of Delivery
Week 1 July 14-18,2025
Week 2 July 21-25, 2025
Week 3 July 28- August 01,2025
Week 4 August 04-08,2025
Week 5 August 11-15,2025
Week 6 August 18-22,2025
Week 7 August 25-29,2025
Week 8 September 8-12, 2025
Week 9 September 15-19,2025
Week 10 September 22-26, 2025
Week 11 September 29-October 03, 2025
Week 12 October 06-10,2025
Week 13 October 13-17,2025
Week 14 October 20-24,2025
Week 15 October 27-31,2025
Week 16 November 03-07,2025
Week 17 November 10-14,2025
Week 18 November 17-21,2025
Week 19 November 24-28,2025
Week 20 December 01-05,2025
Week 21 December 08-12,2025
Week 22 December 15-19,2025
Week 23 January 5-9,2026
Week 24 January 12-16,2026
Total
SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING PROGRAM- MILK COMPONENTS SCHEDULE OF DELIVERY SY-2025-
2026
WEEK SCHEDULE OF DELIVERY No. of Days
1 July 14-18,2025 5days
2 July 21-25,2025 5days
3 July 28-August 01, 2025 5 days
Total :15 days
Liquidation of Funds:
1. The School Head is primarily responsible for the liquidation of the funds released to them by the
SDO. 2. The SDO Accounting Unit shall ensure the timely submission of liquidation reports by the
School Heads. 3. The RO / SDO Finance Officers shall prepare a monthly SBFP Budget Utilization
Report to be submitted through channels to DepEd CO. 4. The RO/SDO SBFP Technical Working
Group (TWG) shall conduct stringent.
Creation of SBFP Core Group and Parent-Volunteers a. The School Heads shall create a SBFP Core Group
from among the school personnel (feeding teacher or as designated by the School Head) and parents
who shall be responsible for managing Page 24 of 29 and implementing the program. The members may
be replaced only for va-lid reasons. b. The members of the Core Group shall be carefully selected. The
members of the Core Group shall be submitted by the school to the SDO for record purposes only.
SDO/schools through the TWG, shall conduct an orientation among School Heads and teachers using this
Operational Guidelines circulated through DepEd Order subject to compliance to the minimum public
health standards. 2. The schools shall also inform the parents, PTCA, barangay officials, and other
stakeholders about the program to ensure effectiveness, common understanding of the program, and
the roles and responsibilities of implementers and stakeholders through letters, video conference, or
small gathering. 3. Orientation topics shall include: a. Overview of the program; b.
Background/rationale; c. Implementing and partnership guidelines; d. Roles of PTCA and other
stakeholders in program implementation; e. Training/cooking demonstrations for teachers and parents;
f. Sustainability of nutrition gains/improvement at home; g. Food preparation and food safety concepts;
h. Parent's Consent for Milk; and i. Orientation on minimum health standards set by DepEd, DOH, IATF
and OP. 4. All activities to be conducted from the CO, ROs, SDOs, and school.
For the milk component, the following precautionary measures are advised: a. adverse effects of milk to
some benefrciaries may be experienced such as signs and symptoms of gastroenteritis, stomach
discomfort and lactose intolerance. In such cases, it is advised that the beneficiary be referred by the
parent/ guardian to the local health unit or center for proper medical evaluation and management. The
beneficiary may stop drinking milk until such time it is recommended by the health personnel to drink
small amount or quantity. Close coordination with the health personnel/ health center is necessary
during the conduct of milk feeding. b. School personnel shall prepare a list of beneficiaries who do not
have lactose intolerance, with lactose intolerance but are willing to participate in the program, and
those that are not allowed by their parents to participate using SBFP Form 5. before the milk feeding
starts.
Precautionary Measures for SBFP Implementation The following food safety standards, in accordance
with DepEd Order No. 52 s. 2OO8, or Compliance tuith DepEd Policies on Food Safetg in Schools, shall be
strictly followed by the SBFP implementers at all times, and advocated to the parents of tJre
beneficiaries: a. Availability of potable water and hand washing facilities; b. Well-maintained, clean,
well-ventilated, and pest-free environment; c. Proper selection of food and ensuring freshness and good
quality; d. Washing and clearing items before storing; e. Storing of dry goods in dry storage area and of
perishable foods in cold storage area; f. Hygienic practices in food preparation, serving and storage; g.
Ensuring non-food items are not in the kitchen area, or if it cannot be avoided, it should be properly
labeled and segregated from food items; h. Observing the expiry dates of food commodities; and i. First-
in and first-out (FIFO) policy shall be observed in withdrawing stocks from the storeroom. 2. For the milk
component, the following precautions
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES:
Operational expenses downloaded to each school allowed under this program include the purchase of
basic eating/cooking utensils, trays and crates, packaging materials, communication-related expenses,
reasonable transportation expenses from drop-off points to schools to homes of learners, common
office supplies needed for the preparation of reports, pa5rment of labor aNd wages of kitchen
assistants, and other professional services to partners from barangay (i.e. nutrition scholars, health
workers, among others), payment for the heaLth certificate of food handlers, expenses related to the
operation of central kitchen such as purchase of water, dishwashing soaps, LPG, charcoal, firewood, and
kerosene. 5. Expenses related to compliance with the required health standards such as use of face
masks, face shields, alcohols, gloves, and sanitizers, shall be charged against SBFP PSF at the SDOs or the
SBFP Operational Expenses downloaded to schools subject to the pertinent procurement, accounting,
and auditing rules and regulations.
Submission of Reports 1. SBFP Forms (may be accessed at http:/lbit.lV/SBFP.Forms-FY2021) a. SBFP
Form I (Master list of Beneficiaries’ - shall be accomplished at the school level at the start of feeding.
This form shall be submitted to the SDO after feeding attached to the Terminal Report. b. SBFP Form 2
(SBFP Summary and Start/End of Feeding - shall be accomplished at the school level, at the start and at
the end of the feeding. This form shall be submitted to the SDO after feeding attached to the Terminal
Report. c. SBFP Form 3 (Record of Daily Feeding) - shall be accomplished daiiy by the SBFP Core Group at
the School Level Page 25 of 29 to serve as the record of the daily activities. This form is not for
submission but should be available for random inspection. Note: Accomplishment of this Form is only
for schools. SBFP Form 4 (List of Authorized Consignees and School Inspection Team for Milk Delivery) -
shall be prepared by the school for submission to the SDO and NDA/PCC field offices attached to the
OpMOA and PO. e SBFP Form 5 (List of Beneficiaries with/without Milk Intolerance) - shall be
accomplished by t1le SBFP Core Group before start of feeding (Refer to X.C.2.b). f. SBFP Form 6 (Record
of Deliveries| - sha-lI be accomplished by the SBFP Core Group every time there is a delivery. g. SBFP
Form 7A, B and C (Program Terminal Report) - shall be fi1led-up and submitted by the Schools, SDOs,
and ROs within 30 days after the end of feeding. h. SBFP Form 8 (Parent’s Consent for Milk) - shall be
distributed to the parents of the beneficiaries before they are allowed to participate in the program.
This shall be kept at the school for record purposes SBFP Form 9 - Monitoring Tool for CO from 10--
suggested Monitoring Tool for ROs
SBFP Form 11 - suggested Monitoring Tool for SDOs
Note: prepare SBFP profile of SBFP beneficiaries (PARDO, healthcards, name, age grade, status, picture)
Issues and Concerns:
