Originally aired 11/26/19 on GMA News TV. Three out of 10 Filipino children are stunted, a reflection of the malnutrition problem plaguing the Philippines. According to the National Nutrition Council, the programs of the local government are useless if the budget is not sufficient. Save the Children Philippines, on the other hand, encourages breastfeeding to curb the problem. Still, both agree that a child’s first 1,000 days is crucial to its development.
