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(Eagle News)–The percentage of Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger in December 2019 dropped to 8.8 percent, the lowest in 15 years, a Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS said the December 2019 hunger rate, which translates to 2.1 million families, was lower than the 9.1 percent hunger rate recorded in September of 2019, and lower than the 7.4 percent in March 2004. The December 2019 rate also represented a decline from the rates […]
(Eagle News)–Total hunger in the country subsided to 9.1 percent in September, a recent Social Weather Stations found. According to the Third Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey conductedfrom September 27-30, the 9.1 percent was a recovery from the 10.0% hunger rate recorded in June 2019, following an increase from the 9.5 percent in March. The pollster also found that compared to June 2019 figures, moderate hunger went down from 8.7 percent. Moderate hunger refers to […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 17, welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed the average hunger rate in the country in 2018 was the lowest since 2003. “The best is yet to come, as the Chief Executive continues to work double time in the remainder of his term to uplift more Filipino families out of poverty and hunger, towards a more comfortable and prosperous life for all,” […]
(Eagle News) — The average hunger rate for all quarters of 2017 was the lowest recorded since 2004, the Social Weather Stations said. The SWS said the rate of 12.3% was one point below the 13.3% recorded in 2016, and a bit higher than the 11.8 percent recorded in 2004. The lowest average hunger rate was recorded in June 2017, at 9.5 percent. According to the SWS, in the last quarter of December 2017, 15.9% experienced involuntary […]
