Why are families in PH’s poorest provinces getting hungry?

For most families in the poorest provinces in the Philippines, the problem of hunger can be explained simply: they have inadequate income and they lack regular jobs. A survey of 1,600 households in the 16 poorest provinces mentioned these as the top reasons for food insecurity. The results showed that 37% of all households surveyed from August 16 to September 5 went hungry in the past 12 months because they did not have enough income to buy food. Meanwhile, 18% went hungry because they did not have a regular job to start with. They are in the provinces of Apayao, Masbate, Negros Oriental, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Zamboange del Norte, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato, Saranggani, Sultan Kudarat, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, and Sulu.

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