By YVETTE TAN Bungkol Elementary School (BES) stands beside Good Food Farm in Calauan, Laguna. It has been a beneficiary of Rise Against Hunger Philippines’ (RAHP) feeding program for almost two years, and has already seen big results. Bungkol Elementary School has been a beneficiary of Rise...
By YVETTE TAN According to an August 2023 survey by Social Weather Stations, about 10.4 percent of Filipino families have experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months. This means that the family has been hungry but did not have anything to eat. Hunger isn’t the only...
“Walang gutom (No hunger).” President Marcos made this promise to the Filipino people as he assured them of enough rice supply after he ordered the lifting of the rice price cap that was supposed to temper the ballooning prices of the staple grain in the market. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
President Marcos has assured Filipinos that the national government will always be behind them in chasing and fulfilling their dreams as he declared that there will be no hungry Filipinos under the "Bagong Pilipinas" his administration is trying to achieve. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
President Marcos announced that the government is looking into expanding the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 's Food Stamp Program (FSP) to other parts of the country starting next month, citing its successful launch on Sept. 29 . AIMING ZERO HUNGER — President Ferdinand...
President Marcos said the Philippines is now closer to achieving zero hunger as he officially launched the Food Stamp Program (FSP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Surigao del Norte on Sept. 29. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos...
The Po family's Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF), one of the leading food and beverage manufacturing companies in the Philippines, aims to deliver 12 million protein servings to its partner communities as part of its commitment towards a zero hunger Philippines. The firm said its commitment to...
Food is sourced from various food-related enterprises and redistributed to communities in the Philippines. (SOS Philippines) In a significant step towards combating food waste and addressing food insecurity, Scholars of Sustenance (SOS), a global food rescue foundation, organized the Zero Summit...
The results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing more Filipinos are suffering from involuntary hunger is a validation of the national government’s Food Stamp Program (FSP), which was launched last month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, Aug. 4....
The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Aug. 2 bared that more Filipinos families have experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months. SWS said 10.4 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, up from 9.8 percent in March. It...
TACLOBAN CITY – In commemoration of World Hunger Day on Sunday, May 28, at least 12 Manila-based restaurants will donate a portion of their sales in support of the campaign to end hunger. Janelle Carlos, executive assistant and operations manager of Thrive Global Philippines, said participating...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has issued a new executive order (EO) that reorganizes the government’s Zero Hunger task force which used to be headed by the now-defunct Office of the Cabinet Secretary (OCS). *(File photo)* Based on EO 27, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
