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...
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Fewer Filipinos experienced poverty and hunger in the first quarter of 2024, based on the OCTA Research survey results released on Tuesday, April 23. The survey, which was conducted from March 11 to 14, with 1,200 respondents nationwide, found that 42 percent, or an...
President Marcos has directed all government agencies to support efforts mitigating hunger and promoting proper nutrition in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. Through Memorandum Circular No. 47 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 19, Marcos...
Malacañang has encouraged businesses to be more involved in helping the government to alleviate hunger among children in the country. In order to get the private sector's participation, the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation tied up with SM Foundation for an anti-hunger...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Around 45 percent of Filipinos or 11.9 million households considered themselves poor in the 4th quarter of 2023, based on the “Tugon ng Masa” (TNM) survey conducted by the OCTA Research. The survey, which took place from Dec. 10 to 14, 2023, interviewed...
(Manila Bulletin) A survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) in December 2023 revealed that approximately 12.6 percent of Filipino families have experienced involuntary hunger—being hungry and having nothing to eat—at least once in the previous three months. Based on the findings...
SMNI legal counsel Mark Tolentino (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) SMNI legal counsel Mark Tolentino clarified on Monday, Dec. 11 that his clients Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz and Lorraine Badoy are carrying out a real hunger strike, and not "intermittent fasting"....
Lorraine Badoy (left), Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz (X) Netizens are trolling SMNI program anchors Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz and Lorraine Badoy over their ongoing "hunger strike", which based on the details they provided is tantamount to just skipping...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting (PPAB) Congressmen are used to it. Thus, said Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting as he seemingly brushed off the hunger strike being carried out by SMNI program anchors Jeffrey "Ka Eric"...
Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz (left, seated) and Lorraine Badoy (right, seated) submit themselves to a check-up at the House of Representatives. (Office of the House Secretary General) SMNI program anchors Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz and Lorraine Badoy...
