MANILA, Philippines — The disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic hindered a lot of Filipinos from accessing food, which ultimately pushed the country’s average hunger rate in 2020 to reach an all-time high of 21.2 percent, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
Hunger became prevalent even when a separate report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the country was able to improve its ability to produce basic food needs and trim its reliance on imports, highlighting that the availability of food does not directly translate to access.
The latest PSA report, entitled “Food Balance Sheets of the Philippines,” showed that the country’…
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