About one in five Filipino families, or 20 percent, experienced involuntary hunger—being hungry and not having anything to eat—at least once in the past three months, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 23 to 28. The survey results, released on Friday,...
Malacañang said it would review the government's data on hunger rates following a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that showed an increase in Filipinos experiencing hunger. File photo Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the SWS survey showed that 27.2 percent of...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is continuously intensifying its efforts to combat hunger through the Walang Gutom Program (WGP), following the release of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, which showed a significant rise in hunger...
While stating that the Philippines has yet to achieve zero hunger, President Marcos reiterated that no Filipino will be overlooked in the government's fight against hunger and poverty. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this during the presentation of the signed...
Photo from Pixabay The Social Weather Stations (SWS) non-commissioned survey for the third quarter of 2024 revealed an increase in involuntary hunger among Filipino families compared to the second quarter. Based on the results released on Thursday, Oct. 17, 22.9 percent of Filipino families...
Hunger – that “feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat” – is a condition that millions of people feel many times during the day. Hunger is a problem that governments deal with, and which many private citizens working with...
President Mracos has once again reorganized the government's Task Force on Zero Hunger (TFZH) to include more members, promoting his administration's whole-of-government approach to address the issue. File photos Based on Executive Order (EO) no. 66 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on...
Photo from Pixabay The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for the second quarter of 2024 found that more Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger compared to the previous quarter. Based on the survey results released on Tuesday, July 23, SWS found that 17.6 percent of Filipino families...
President Marcos has lauded the local government units (LGUs) for their role in the administration's continued efforts to combat hunger and malnutrition in the country, saying they have better knowledge and insights on resolving the issue. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (MPC Pool)...
Photo from Pixabay A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that 14.2 percent of Filipino families experienced “involuntary hunger” in the first quarter of 2024, up from 12.6 percent in the last quarter of 2023. SWS defines involuntary hunger as “being hungry and not having anything to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Marcos administration’s all-encompassing service caravan--the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF)--has helped mitigate poverty and hunger among Filipinos, says House Speaker...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, April 23 welcomed the latest results of the OCTA Research “Tugon ng Masa” survey, which showed a decline in self-rated poverty and hunger in the first quarter of 2024. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management...
