MANILA, Philippines – The latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) released yesterday showed that one in five Filipino families or about 3.7 million families have experienced hunger in the past three months.
The Second Quarter 2009 Social Weather Survey said those who had nothing to eat at least once in the last three months rose to 20.3 percent (estimated 3.7 million families) in June from 15.5 percent (estimated 2.9 million families) in the previous quarter.
The non-commissioned survey was released hours before President Arroyo delivered her ninth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives.
SWS said the new figure on hunger is just three percentage points lower than the record-high 23.7 percent (or estimated 4.3 million families) in December 2008, and is eight percentage points above the 10-year average of 12.8 percent.
“Hunger has consistently been in double-digits for five years, since June 2004,” the SWS said.
It said the SWS measure of hunger refers to involuntary suffering because the respondents answer a survey question that specifies hunger due to lack of anything to eat.
SWS said the five-point rise in Overall Hunger between February and June 2009 resulted from a five-point increase in Moderate Hunger only.
Moderate Hunger went from 11.1 percent (estimated two million families) in February to 16 percent (estimated 2.9 million families) in June.
On the other hand, Severe Hunger went from 4.4 percent (estimated 810,000 families) in February to 4.3 percent (estimated 790,000) in June. –Helen Flores, Philippine Star
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
