Hunger rises from 9.8% in September to 12.6% in December 2023
The national Social Weather Survey of December 8-11, 2023, found that 12.6% of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not having anything to eat – at least …
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Hunger rises from 9.8% in March 2023 to 10.4% in June 2023 – SWS
The national Social Weather Survey of June 28-July 1, 2023, found that 10.4% of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not having anything to eat – at …
Pres. Marcos approves pilot run of food stamps – Gatchalian
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the pilot run of the government’s food stamp program. “The President …
SWS: Hunger recovers from 11.8% to 9.8%
The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) of March 26-29, 2023, found that 9.8% of Filipino families, or an estimated 2.7 million, experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not having …
SWS: Hunger increase from 11.3% to 11.8%
The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) found that 11.8% of Filipino families, or an estimated 3.0 million, experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not having anything to eat – …
SWS survey: Hunger hardly moves from 11.6% to 11.3%
The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) of September 29 – October 2, 2022, the first under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., found that 11.3% of Filipino families, …
Filipino family needs P8K a month to eat 3 times a day – PSA
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that a family of five needs to budget more than P8,000 per month for affordable and nutritionally adequate food three times a day. But …
SWS: 34% of adult Filipinos got worse off in the past 12 months
The national Social Weather Survey of April 19-27, 2022, found 34% of adult Filipinos saying their quality-of-life was worse than twelve months before (termed by SWS as “Losers”), 32% saying …
SWS survey: Hunger rises from 11.8% to 12.2%
The national Social Weather Station (SWS) Survey of April 19-27, 2022, found that 12.2% of Filipino families, or an estimated 3.1 million, experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not …
Supply of pork, local fish, rice in PH insufficient – DA
Due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and extended neglect in the agriculture sector, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said on Tuesday that there is still a lack of fish, pork, and rice …
SWS: Hunger rises from 10.0% to 11.8%
The national Social Weather Survey of December 12-16, 2021, found that 11.8% of Filipino families, or an estimated 3.0 million, experienced involuntary hunger – being hungry and not have anything …
SWS: Hunger eases to 13.6% of families in June 2021
The national Social Weather Survey of June 23-26, 2021 found that 13.6% or an estimated 3.4 million families experienced involuntary hunger – hunger due to lack of food to eat …
Hunger stays high at 16.8% of families in May 2021 – SWS
The national Social Weather Survey of April 28-May 2, 2021 found that 16.8% or an estimated 4.2 million families experienced involuntary hunger – hunger due to lack of food to …
Hunger among Filipinos increased due to pandemic
Because many lost their jobs due to the pandemic, the number of food shortages in the country increased, resulting in to increase in hunger among Filipinos. Based on a survey …
SWS: 7.6 million families experience hunger in past 3 months
Social Weather Stations (SWS) recorded the highest incidence of hunger of the Philippines after 7.6 million families said they went hungry at least once in the past three months amid …