President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the reorganization of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger and tapped the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as chairperson.
Mr. Marcos issued Executive Order No. 27 after the abolition of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, which used to head the task force.
The EO created the position of a co-chairperson which would be the executive director of the National Nutrition Council.
It retained the Agriculture Secretary — concurrently held by Mr. Marcos — as vice chairperson.
The Secretary of Education — also concurrently filled by Vice President Sara Duterte — will also be part of the task force as a member.
From the original 12 members, Mr. Marcos narrowed it down to only 10.
The Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government, and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (now the Presidential Communications Office) have been removed as task force members.
Retained were the secretaries of the Departments of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Budget and Management (DBM), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Labor and Employment (DOLE), Trade and Industry (DTI), Science and Technology (DOST), and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The 10th member is a representative from the Office of the President.