In the recent survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS) from September 28–October 1, 2023, 9.8 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger.
This is a little lower than the result of the survey in September 2023, with 10.4 percent.
In September 2023, Metro Manila recorded 17.3 percent hunger, 10.3 percent in balanced Luzon, 6.7 percent in Visayas, and the same percentage in Mindanao.
“The 0.6-point decline in overall hunger between June 2023 and September 2023 was due to declines in the Visayas and Balance Luzon, combined with a rise in Metro Manila and a steady score in Mindanao. Compared to June 2023, the incidence of hunger fell by 2.6 points in the Visayas, from 9.3 percent to 6.7 percent. It fell by 1.0 points in balance in Luzon, from 11.3 percent to 10.3 percent. However, it rose by 1.6 points in Metro Manila, from 15.7% to 17.3 percent. It hardly changed in Mindanao, moving from 6.3 percent to 6.7 percent,” SWS wrote.
The SWS Survey for the Third Quarter of 2023 was conducted from September 28–October 1, 2023, with 1,200 adults through a face-to-face interview. The survey has a sampling margin of error of +2.8 percent nationally and +5.7 percent for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
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