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OCTA: Self-rated poverty declines among Pinoys

Self-rated poverty among Filipino households declined slightly in early 2026, but food insecurity increased, indicating a fragile recovery for households, according to a survey...

Bangladesh Rohingya refugees worried

DHAKA – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh expressed concern on Wednesday as the cash-strapped UN World Food Program prepares to cut aid for large portions...

Promoting backyard gardening, providing livelihood opportunities

"Vegetables make up one of the primary daily food intakes of the average Filipino household” VEGETABLES are good sources of vitamins, minerals, protein. and dietary...

ADB approves $400-million loan to help the Philippines fight food insecurity

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday it approved a $400-million loan to the Philippines to help reduce hunger, food insecurity and poor nutrition...

UN: Nearly 51m Filipinos face food insecurity

Nearly 51 million Filipinos faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2020 to 2022, the highest number in Southeast Asia, according to a United...

United for zero hunger: Private sector launches Kain Tayo Pilipinas

Leaders from business and the non-government communities recently launched Kain Tayo Pilipinas (KTP), an initiative that unites private sector stakeholders to tackle food insecurity...

Multisectoral collaboration needed to end food insecurity in ASEAN

A party-list lawmaker underscored the need for a government-led multisectoral strategy that involves marginalized groups in the decision-making processes to end hunger and food...

WFP, USAID launch innovation contest

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with WFP’s Innovation Accelerator, launched the...

DSWD intensifies fight against food insecurity

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to continue to fight food insecurity with its innovative programs. “Secretary Rex Gatchalian has always...

World squanders over 1 billion meals a day

Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third...

Entire Gaza population at ‘severe levels of acute food insecurity’—Blinken

Manila, Philippines—The entire population of Gaza is experiencing "severe levels of acute food insecurity," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, underscoring the...

22 leaders sign deal on LatAm food crisis

SANTO DOMINGO – Twenty-two countries signed a declaration at the Ibero-American Summit in the Dominican Republic on Saturday committing to fight food insecurity in...

A platform that puts food on the table

The effects of food insecurity go beyond physical. Involuntary hunger has been a long standing problem in the Philippines, and during the pandemic, when...

Food insecurity impacts mental health

The effects of food insecurity go beyond physical. Involuntary hunger has been a long-standing problem in the Philippines, and during the pandemic, when millions...
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