Gota de Leche

Founded by La Protección de la Infancia Inc., the foundation continues to deliver daily milk rations to Filipino infants Its headquarters, the Gota de Leche building located at 859 S. Loyota St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines, designed by architects Juan Arellano and Arcadio Arellano (founding father of Philippine architecture), was awarded Honourable Mention by the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2003.

[4] Gota de Leche was established the year after, in 1906, as station that manages the daily distribution of pasteurized cow’s milk to Filipino infants.

Initially headquartered on Calle San Pedro (now Evangelista Street) in Santa Cruz near Plaza Miranda, the society moved to its present location in Sampaloc upon the completion of the Gota de Leche Building in 1917.

Gota de Leche has also started their Brown Rice program, for impoverished families ensuring access to complementary food rations for both mother and child.

The careful restoration of Gota de Leche established the importance of heritage structures and the value of historical buildings as an alternative to demolition.