For the past 3 months, hunger incidence has risen up to 20.3% or an estimated 3.7 million families, from 15.5 per cent or an estimated 2.9 million families in the first three months of the year. This result is according to the second quarter 2009 Social Weather Stations Hunger Survey, fielded June 19 to 22, 2009.
The SWS survey on the increasing rate of hunger was due to the increase in moderate hunger, from 11.1 per cent to 16 per cent, while severe hunger remained stable.
Flores explained that moderate hunger, refers to hunger experienced ‘only once’ or ‘a few times’ in the last three months while severe hunger refers to hunger experienced ‘often’ or ‘alwas’ in the last three months. (NNC/PIA)
