Hunger eases slightly for most Filipinos – SWS 0 SHARES Share it! The 9.5 percent quarterly hunger in March 2019 is the sum of 8.1 percent (estimated 2 million families) who experienced moderate hunger and 1.3 percent (estimated 327,000 families) who experienced severe hunger. Moderate hunger refers to those who experienced hunger “only once” or “a few times” in the last three months, while severe hunger refers to those who experienced it “often” or “always” in the last three months. Moderate hunger decreased slightly from 8.9 percent in December to 8.1 percent in March, while severe hunger decreased from 1.5 percent to 1.3 percent. Moderate hunger in Visayas also rose from 8.3 percent in December to 9.2 percent in March, while severe hunger stayed at 0.8 percent.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 25, 2019 01:52 UTC