KC Concepcion joins Drew Barrymore and Penelope Cruz in the quest to eradicate hunger

Nabalitaan ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) na bukas, February 21, KC Concepcion is scheduled to sign on as National Ambassador Against Hunger ng United Nations World Food Program (WFP). Ito'y pagkatapos ng successful visit niya sa Pikit, North Cotabato last February 18, para sa Food for Education program ng WFP. Mismong sa UN office gagawin ang by-invitation-only event sa buhay ni KC.

Bago ito, KC went through a three-month screening process and got approved by three offices—Rome, Vatican, and Thailand. Pangatlo lang siya from Southeast Asia na napili for the said job.

"One of the things we wanna do sana is to make the issue of hunger as important as the issue of aids and poverty. I want sana to have hunger and malnutrition covered in the media at least once a week because it's an issue that is just as important or even more so, but no one is paying too much attention to it," says KC Concepcion.

Nelson Canlas

Kasama na si KC sa illustrious line ng celebrity endorsers, spokespersons, and ambassadors that advocate for the eradication of hunger na kinabibilangan din nina Drew Barrymore, Penelope Cruz, philanthropist Warren Buffet, and US model Lauren Bush. Lahat sila, sumusuporta sa UN World Food Programme na tumutulong magkaroon ng increase awareness sa problemang ito and also, assisted in food distributions.

Sabi ni KC, "One of the things we wanna do sana is to make the issue of hunger as important as the issue of aids and poverty. I want sana to have hunger and malnutrition covered in the media at least once a week because it's an issue that is just as important or even more so, but no one is paying too much attention to it. That's part of my job...to help WFP work to put the issue of hunger at the centre of Philippine policy work."