MANILA, Philippines – The first of two of the largest high-energy food shipments from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) arrived in the country yesterday for victims of storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng.”

Stephen Anderson, WFP country director, said the first 100-metric-ton shipment of nutritious biscuits was loaded from Turkey and flown to the Philippines on TNT’s Boeing 747-400 extended range freighter for immediate distribution to various evacuation centers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

Anderson said another 100 tons of biscuits will arrive on Oct. 24, in a continuing effort to provide food assistance to flood victims.

The shipment was another endeavor in the “Moving the World Partnership” between WFP and delivery firm TNT.

He said the biscuits were fortified with essential vitamins and minerals for supplementary feeding to children, pregnant women and the elderly in evacuation camps.

“Tens of thousands of young mothers and children are going to benefit from this nutritious food, which will be delivered to areas worst hit by flooding and distributed in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),” Anderson said.

He said that right after the typhoons devastated parts of the country, the WFP had immediately initiated relief activities for flood victims in support of the government’s own response to the calamity.

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