The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have launched a major partnership to bring President Marcos’ “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” Rice-For-All (RFA) and “P20 Benteng Bigas Meron” (BBM) Na programs directly into public schools, ensuring teachers and school...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza on Thursday, Nov. 13, eyes the improvement of urban farming in the city as one of the practical and sustainable solutions to address food insecurity in the Capital City as part of the city government 's prioritization of providing the minimum basic needs of its...
Malacañang has attributed the increasing hunger rate to the series of natural disasters that have hit the country in recent months. "Huwag po natin kalimutan na sunud-sunod ang kalamidad na naranasan ng mga kababayan po natin – nakaapekto po ito sa patuloy po na pagtatrabaho ng ating pamahalaan...
About 22 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, going hungry with nothing to eat, at least once in the past three months, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The national survey, conducted from Sept. 24 to 30, showed...
Senator Erwin Tulfo emphasized the importance of managing food resources and imposing policies that will boost local production in the Philippines as he attended a forum on food security at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Speaking before lawmakers from...
ROME (AP) — The United Nations ' food aid agency said Wednesday that severe funding cuts from its top donors are especially hurting its operations in six countries and warned that nearly 14 million people could be forced into emergency levels of hunger. The World Food Program, traditionally...
For his birthday, President Marcos wishes to ensure that no Filipino goes hungry. Four days before celebrating his 68th birthday, Marcos was asked for his birthday wish. He said his wish remains unchanged: to uplift the lives of all Filipinos, especially the poor. "Hindi naman nagbabago yung mga...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday, September 6, said hunger among Filipino families has fallen to its lowest level in years, attributing the drop to its Walang Gutom Program (WGP). Citing the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, Assistant Secretary Baldr...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Aug. 18 said that the Marcos administration’s flagship “Walang Gutom Program” (WGP) helped lower the number of Filipino families experiencing involuntary hunger. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, conducted from June 25...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29 found that 16.1 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, defined as going hungry with nothing to eat, at least once in the past three months. SWS said this is a decline of 3.9 percentage points from 20 percent...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Five starving children at a Gaza City hospital were wasting away, and nothing the doctors tried was working. The basic treatments for malnourishment that could save them had run out under Israel 's blockade. The alternatives were ineffective. One after...
Amid speculations surrounding his possible alignment in the Senate, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, July 10, said that he 's ready to work with all sides. "Malaya silang magsalita. Pero malinaw ang aking paninindigan: handa akong makipagtulungan sa lahat ng...
