Manila, Sept. 8 -- The Department of Education in Baguio is targeting 9,011 elementary school learners for its school-based feeding program to address malnutrition, a division official said.

Cynthia Cadawan, a nurse at the DepEd-Baguio Schools Division Office, said the beneficiaries include all kindergarten and Grade 1 learners identified as needing dietary supplementation, as well as severely wasted and wasted learners in Grades 2 to 6.

Most of the beneficiaries are in kindergarten and Grade 1, while others are from Grades 2 to 6 and the secondary level, according to a report submitted to the Baguio City Nutrition Committee.

The feeding program will run in two phases for a total of 180 to 200 days. The first 21 days will provide milk,...