Sen. Bam Aquino proposes bill that will require restaurants to donate excess food to the poor

Senator Bam Aquino proposes Senate Bill no. 357 or the “Zero Food Waste Act” The proposed bill seeks to “ultimately end the cycle of having food end up in the trash instead of stomachs” About 6.9 million families in the country consider themselves “food-poor” Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV proposed a bill that would prevent food from going to waste and feeding the country’s poorest families at the same time. In a Social Weather Station (SWS) survey conducted for the first quarter of 2016, it showed that 31% of the respondents, or an estimated 6.9 million families, consider themselves as “food-poor” or barely have enough food to eat, as per an article published by Rappler. Through the Senate Bill no. 357, or the Zero Food Waste Act, Aquino aims to “ultimately end the cycle of having food end up in the trash instead of stomachs.” The Zero Food Waste Act will require restaurants and food-related businesses to donate excess but clean food to charities involved in the distribution of meals such as food banks, to ensure that the surplus food would remain safe for consumption. “Sa taas ng presyo ng bilihin at presyo ng pagkain ngayon, hindi makatarungan na maraming [...]

from Kicker Daily News http://bit.ly/2a6ADsJ
via IFTTT

Daily News Kicker Daily News 10:57 AM