
PH hunger rate escapes record low
The country’s record-high hunger rate of 30.7 percent in September was halved to 16 percent in November, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found in its most recent survey.
The country’s record-high hunger rate of 30.7 percent in September was halved to 16 percent in November, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found in its most recent survey.
Priests from the Dominican Order led relief efforts for poor communities hit by quarantine restrictions, giving hot meals to residents in Caloocan and Malabon and vegetables to families in Sampaloc, Manila.