MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipino families experiencing involuntary hunger decreased in the first quarter of 2018, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations. The lowest reading since March 2004 was recorded in June 2017 at 9.5 percent or an estimated 2.2 million Filipino families. Approximately 2 million (8.6 percent) families experienced moderate hunger, dropping by 3.6 points from 12.2 percent in December 2017. Severe hunger also fell by 2.4 points from 3.7 percent in December 2017 to 1.3 percent or around 306,000 families. Moderate hunger refers to those who experienced hunger “only once” or “a few times,” while severe hunger refers to those who experienced it “often” or “always” in the last three months.

Source: Philippine Star April 30, 2018 01:41 UTC