A demonstrator holds Colombian flags reading 'No to hunger' and 'Raise your voice' during a protest against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque, in Bogota on May 12, 2021. (AFP) BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia took umbrage Monday at being included in a report by UN agencies on 20 ''hunger...
In an act of pure determination to eliminate malnutrition within their province, a Davao-based feeding project led by a team from the local government successfully rehabilitated undernourished children, posting a 93.4 percent success rate. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The End Hunger Program Team of...
The country’s next president, who will be chosen this coming May in the national and local polls, will inherit a lot of good things from the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Thus, said Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a...
CHRISTMAS STUFFING Cheesy embutido Like most peasant households, ours did not serve cheese as a regular item on the dining table. An exception was kesadilyo, a fresh white cheese that grandma made from leftover carabao’s milk. A second type came every December with Chinese ham, US apples, and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) cited the need to continue improving the mechanisms and systems put in place for the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) to further reach more beneficiaries. Cabinet Secretary Carlo Alexei Nograles, representatives of...
SWS Fewer Filipino families experienced hunger at least once in the past three months, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Monday, Dec. 6, showed. The third quarter of 2021 non-commissioned survey on hunger reported 10 percent of families, or an estimated 2.5...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Monday, Dec. 6, reckoned that the continued rise in the Philippines’ outstanding debt stock is a cause for concern. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno Diokno noted that the government debt of almost P12 trillion is 10 times higher than the...
There will be no massive lockdowns under the administration of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, who on Wednesday, November 3, said that her plan will address hunger, unemployment, and the threat of a looming education crisis. Vice President Leni Robredo unveils her COVID-19...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles recently led the virtual turnover of 619 permanent housing units to family-beneficiaries in Batad, Iloilo as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda, which the official heads. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) highlighted the importance of regional innovation hubs in addressing the incidence of hunger and in ensuring food security in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOST vowed to continue capacitating regional higher educational institutions’...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking to help ensure food security and address malnutrition in the country through its research and development (R&D initiatives. DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said Tuesday, Oct. 19, that...
Human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno on Monday, October 18, pressed the need for the government to prepare all the safeguards in a bid to combat hunger for Filipinos affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
