NEEDS CONTEXT

CLAIM: Harry Roque says he authored Republic Act 11037 or the “Masustansyang Pagkain para Batang Pilipino Act”
RATING: MISSING CONTEXT

A post in the Facebook page of former partylist representative and presidential spokesperson Harry Roque says he authored Republic Act (RA) 11037 also known as “Masustansyang Pagkain para Batang Pilipino Act”.  The law institutionalized the National Feeding Program for public Kindergarten and Elementary students across the country.

The claim needs more context.

Roque is not the only author of the bill that became RA 11037.

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