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Hunger Among Filipino Families Soars to 35.6% Amid Crisis

4/14/2025

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Hunger has skyrocketed among impoverished Filipino families, soaring to 35.6% in March 2025 from 26.4% just a month prior, driven by inflation and devastating typhoons. In response, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is launching initiatives to combat poverty and hunger, striving for a single-digit poverty rate by 2028.

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Hunger has skyrocketed among impoverished Filipino families, soaring to 35.6% in March 2025 from 26.4% just a month prior, driven by inflation and devastating typhoons. In response, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is launching initiatives to combat poverty and hunger, striving for a single-digit poverty rate by 2028.