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Around 22.9% of Filipino families experienced “involuntary hunger” or “being hungry and not having anything to eat” at least once in the past three months, according to the latest Social Weather Survey survey.This hunger record in September is higher compared to the 17.6% reported in June.“The September 2024 hunger figure was 5.3 points above the 17.6% in June 2024 and the highest since the record high 30.7% during the COVID-19 lockdowns in September 2020,” the SWS said.“It is 13.
“Moderate hunger” refers to those who experienced hunger “only once” or “a few times” in the last three months while “severe hunger” means they experienced it “often” or “always,” the SWS explained. 'Poor'According to the SWS, hunger rises sharply among the poor, specifically those who were self-rated poor and self-rated food poor.“The rate of Total Hunger rose sharply among the Self-Rated Poor from 21.3% in June 2024 to 29.3% in September 2024…” the SWS said.
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