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SWS: Fewer Filipinos felt involuntary hunger in first quarter of 2018

(Eagle News)–Fewer families experienced involuntary hunger in the first quarter of 2018, the Social Weather Stations said. The SWS said the 9.9 percent of Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger at least once from January to March was  6.0 points below the 15.9 percent quarterly hunger survey result in December 2017. “This is only the second time hunger has been in the single-digit range since March 2004,” the SWS said. According to the pollster, the 9.9 percent […]