A review of the Quezon City ordinance banning junk food and sugary drinks in school canteens is under way after school administrators and teachers raised questions about some of its provisions and implementing guidelines. “Will the Quezon City government provide alternatives to these restaurants?” they asked. ADVERTISEMENTThe position paper was signed by Principals and Supervisors Associations Inc. of Quezon City (Prinsa) president Maria Noemi Moncada, Philippine Elementary Schools Principal Association president Gerry Isip, and Mabelle Caboboy of the Quezon City Public Schools Teachers Association. The Anti-Junk Food and Sugary Drinks Ordinance of 2017 prohibits the sale and promotion of junk food, sugary drinks, and processed foods in public and private preparatory, primary and secondary schools in Quezon City. Among the banned items are sweetened drinks, chips, biscuits with filling, fries, hotdogs and other processed meats, instant noodles and candies.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 29, 2018 21:33 UTC