FIRST DISTRICT, Pampanga – Congressman Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. starts anew the Malunggay Ice Cream program for students in this District, in time for Nutrition Month 2026.
Lazatin is set to visit daycare centers in various barangays, starting on July 16, 2026 in Lourdes Sur East Daycare Center, to personally deliver the malunggay ice cream.
Some 3,150 students in 67 schools in Angeles City are set to benefit from the program, as well as 3,131 students in 64 schools in Mabalacat City and 1,700 students in 33 schools in Magalang.
The first ‘Malunggay Ice Cream’ in the First District of Pampanga was launched by Lazatin in July last year, which was distributed to daycare students as part of Lazatin’s initiative to promote nutrition among young children.
The Malunggay Ice Cream is funded by Lazatin out of his own pocket.
It can be recalled that while he was Mayor of Angeles City, Lazatin also launched the Malunggay bun – dubbed ‘Pusong Mamon’ – in 2022, which was distributed to daycare students as part of Angeles City’s nutrition program.
A year following the launching of the ‘Pusong Mamon,’ Angeles City recorded a 63% decrease in the rate of malnourished kids. From 1,500 kids classified as malnourished in 2022, the number went down to 563 in August 2023.
