Although Nutribun was distributed to combat malnutrition among young children in the Philippines during the Marcos regime, it was a project of the United States Agency for International Development, not the Marcos administration. There is also no credible evidence to support the claim that no children went hungry during Marcos' presidency. According to the United Nations Children's Fund in 2018, over 1 million children were hungry and 140,000 children from Negros Occidentales suffered from third-degree malnutrition between 1984 and 1986.
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SCHEMA SLU
References:
Engel, R. (1974, July 2). Nutrition and Related Services Provided to the Republic of the Philippines by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univexsit. Retrieved August 4, 2022, from https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnaag927.pdf
Orillos, J. B. (2018, September 21). Nutribun's History in the Philippines. Esquire Philippines. Retrieved August 4, 2022, from https://www.esquire mag.ph/culture/lifestyle/nutribun-history-a1623-20180921-Ifrm
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