2.7M Filipino Families Experience Hunger in First Quarter of 2023 – SWS

In the midst of March 2023, a study was conducted on hunger in the Philippines. The study found that the hunger rate in the first quarter of 2023 was slightly lower than the hunger rates in December 2022 and October 2022, but it was still very high. As a result, the Filipino families had to endure involuntary starvation for the previous three months.

Food Insecurity: The Next Pandemic

According to the Social Weather Stations, over ten percent of Filipinos, or around 2.5 million families, experienced involuntary hunger in the fourth quarter of 2021. Malnutrition and hunger continue to be major issues. The issues of malnutrition and hunger are also caused by the extreme poverty and the rise in the prices of every product that is being sold in the market today, according to the UN Development Programme's 2020 Human Development Report, which "ranked the country 197th out of 189."

Why the Philippines Is So Vulnerable to Food Inflation

Inflationary food prices are a result of the Philippines' poor supply conditions and high fuel prices. As a result of its dependency on imported food to support its growing population and failure to recognize local commodities and enhance for the betterment rather than importing foods from other nations, The Philippines is the most food insecure nation in rising Asia. With an estimated negative 2% of GDP during the previous three years, the Philippines has the biggest food trade deficit in the region. The incoming administration needs to solve this problem by increasing domestic output, which is currently being constrained by a number of factors, including a lack of infrastructure connecting farmers and markets.

As Hunger rises, Philippine Authorities Take Aim at Farmers and Rural Activists

After lockdowns and natural catastrophes destroyed crops and income for a year, Filipino farmworkers are struggling. Increased food prices and a rise in hunger are the result of their suffering, which has been passed on to consumers. Every time farmers raise their voices and stand up to their detractors, local authorities accuse them of being terrorists. a lecturer at the University of the Philippines claims that the Duterte administration's harsh treatment of opponents, who are sometimes referred to as pasaway, or disobedient ones, is reminiscent of its so-called war on drugs, which has resulted in the deaths of 8,600 people in police raids since 2016.

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