MANILA, Philippines — Results from a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed that 16.8 percent of Filipino families nationwide, or 4.8 million Filipino families experienced hunger due to lack of food at least once in the previous three months.
Of the 16.8 percent, SWS said 14.1 percent (3.6 million families) experienced Moderate Hunger while 2.7 percent (674,000 families) experienced Severe Hunger.
Moderate Hunger refers to those who experienced hunger “Only Once” or “A Few Times” in the last three months. Severe Hunger refers to those who experienced it “Often” or “Always” in the last three months.
According to SWS, the current rate is 0.8 points above …
Keep on reading: 4.8M Filipino families went hungry in last 3 months; 674K endured severe hunger — SWS