QUICK: Which is our country's biggest problem right now, afflicting some 25 million Filipinos and undermining the future of millions of unborn or infant children?
QUICK: Which is our country's biggest problem right now, afflicting some 25 million Filipinos and undermining the future of millions of unborn or infant children?Nope, it's not the current favorites of Congress 'quadcomm,' from drug-war killings and Philippine offshore gaming operations to intensifying sea encounters with China and alleged anomalies under Vice President Sara Duterte. It's hunger.
So, how fare poor stomachs?SWS found that households rating themselves 'poor' and 'food-poor' — those unable to afford regular meals — should have already alarmed legislators in June, when SRP leaped 12 percentage points to 58 percent from 46 percent in March, mainly due to a 13-point rise in Metro Manila SRP — and again despite economic growth.September SRP rose slightly to 59 percent or 16.3 million families, up by 300,000 households or roughly 1.5 million people.
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