The Department of Agriculture – Philippines (DA), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and the Department of Tourism – Philippines (DOT) in cooperation with the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement (PCHM) spearhead the month-long fete of Filipino Food this April, bannering the theme “Kalutong Filipino, Lakas ng Kabataang Makabago.”
Under the Proclamation No. 469 s. 2018 declaring the month of April as “Filipino Food Month” (FFM) or “Buwan ng Kalutong Filipino,” the DA and NCCA are mandated to lead the celebration.
Furthermore, the PCHM advocated and lobbied for the signing of the proclamation to declare the month of April as the FFM, and the DOT shall coordinate and work closely with the NCCA and DA in the implementation of its respective programs and projects. Under the said proclamation, the DA, the NCCA, the DOT, and PCHM mutually entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last Sept 8, 2021.
