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Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
ISSN : 28081609     EISSN : 28080475     DOI : https://doi.org/10.31098/jsetp
Core Subject : Social,
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (JSETP) publish original empirical research, conceptual research, field experiment or extends theory relating to social entrepreneurship, broadly defined. Article Topics include, but are not limited to: Social Innovation, Social Value Creation, Social Impact, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Community Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Network, Social Inclusion, Circular Economics, Social Mapping, Sustainable Enterprise, Sustainable Development, Social Benefit, Social Collaboration, Empowerment Program, Gender Equality, Sustainable Cities & Communities, Change Makers, Civil Society Organization.
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Implementing DSWD’s Supplemental Feeding Program in Urban Daycare Centers: A Qualitative Case Study of Barangay Zone 42, City of Manila Edmund De Guzman; Danielle M De Guzman; Rishirl Alberto Cuario; Odranreb E Guillermo; Karlos Guererro D Zaragoza; Jhoanna Andrea E De Leon
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): July
Publisher : Research Synergy Foundation

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Abstract

Child malnutrition in the Philippines is not simply a nutrition problem—it is, at its core, a governance problem. The country has invested heavily in feeding programs for decades, yet children in many low-income urban communities still go without adequate nutrition. This paper examines the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Supplemental Feeding Program (SFP) as it operates on the ground in daycare centers of Barangay Zone 42, Manila. The central research question is: how does inter-agency governance shape SFP implementation quality at the daycare center level in an urban poor community? Through a qualitative case study—fifteen stakeholder interviews and systematic documentary review—the research uncovered a program that delivers perceived nutritional and social benefits to enrolled children, while being hampered at nearly every turn by coordination failures between agencies, a food budget frozen in time while prices rose, and a parent education component that exists almost entirely on paper. The researchers argue that incremental fixes will not be enough; what the program requires is a fundamental rethinking of how DSWD and Manila City work together as genuine partners rather than as a compliance hierarchy.