For the second time since 2004, the number of Filipino families that experienced involuntary hunger fell below 10 percent, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. “This is only the second time Hunger has been in the single-digit range since March 2004,” SWS said early Monday. ADVERTISEMENTThe latest findings showed a six-point drop from the 15.9% hunger level reported in October to December last year, when an estimated 3.6 million families suffered hunger at least once. The first time hunger fell below 10 percent since 2004 was in the second quarter of 2017, when it hit a record low of 9.5%. “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 same period, the survey firm added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 29, 2018 23:48 UTC