Who caused MORE damage to the country, ERAP OR GMA? Why?

[barakz]

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i think both of them and there criticz

[s.n.m.p.]

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Survey says more Filipinos going hungry

First posted 03:19am (Mla time) Sept 23, 2005
Inquirer News Service



Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the Sept. 23, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


AS THE country followed the "Hello Garci� scandal, the impeachment debates, the series of hefty oil price increases, and lately the news of Imelda Marcos' jewels finally going into auction, an alarming number of Filipinos saw all these go by on empty stomachs.

A survey by the private polling firm Social Weather Stations from Aug. 26 to Sept. 5 showed that 15.5 percent of households nationwide considered themselves as having "experienced hunger" or had nothing to eat at least once in the past three months.

It was the second highest figure since SWS began its quarterly surveys on hunger in July 1998, the start of the Joseph Estrada administration. A record high of 16.1 percent was set in March 2001, two months after Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took over the presidency following the EDSA II people power uprising.

From the first quarterly survey to the last, hunger has been felt by 10.4 percent of the population on the average.

Around this time last year, the SWS poll showed that hunger spells were reported by 15.1 percent of Filipinos.

Malacañang, mainly through the Department of Social Welfare and Development, then responded by launching rice subsidy and food-for-work programs targeting schoolchildren and the unemployed in the country's poorest provinces.

Another mass feeding program for grade school pupils, this time offering vitamin-enriched noodles, is planned for implementation starting next year.

Very serious

In a statement yesterday, the SWS said the latest numbers -- 15.5 percent -- indicate that the "people's current economic situation continues to be very serious." That figure, it said, represented an estimated 2.6 million families.

It was also higher than the previous quarterly survey conducted in May, when the hungry constituted 12 percent of all households.

In a parallel survey, however, SWS reported a decrease in the number of Filipinos who considered themselves "poor."

Self-rated poverty

"The proportion of household heads reporting themselves as 'mahirap' (poor) went down to 49 percent in August 2005, from 57 percent in May 2005," it said. SWS called this indicator "self-rated poverty.�

Still, the monthly family budget, which the self-rated poor said they would need to escape poverty went up from P10,000 in May to P12,000 in August among Metro Manila respondents, according to SWS.

Lowering living standards

The polling group noted that what the respondents believed to be the "poverty threshold" budget had not really increased in the past five years despite the rise in the cost of living each year.

"The failure of the thresholds to increase despite so much inflation is a sign that the poor are actually lowering their real living standards," it said.

By area of respondents, the hunger level was 16.7 percent in Metro Manila, 18 percent in the rest of Luzon, 13.3 percent in the Visayas, and 12 percent in Mindanao.

To come up with the nationwide figure of 15.5 percent, SWS actually added up the answers of two types of "hungry" respondents: Those who felt "severe hunger" by missing meals "often or always" in the last three months, and those who endured "moderate hunger" or had nothing to eat "once or a few times" in the same period.

'Severe hunger'

The "severe hunger" bracket in the August poll made up 2.6 percent -- translating to about 400,000 families -- compared with 2.9 in the May poll.

The "moderate hunger" grouping grew to 12.9 percent in August -- about 2.1 million families -- from 9.2 percent in May.

Compared with May, severe hunger rose in Metro Manila, while moderate hunger rose across the country, SWS noted.

SWS conducted face-to-face interviews with 1,200 randomly selected household heads -- 300 each in Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for national percentages and plus or minus 6 percentage points for area percentages. Volt Contreras

hats off to gloria arroyo

[websniper]

This question will only contribute more on the division of our people blaming who caused more damage in our country, ERAP or GMA and etc. Neither of them to blame the damages that we have now. If we continue blaming both parties (administratio and opposition) this only worsen our present political and economic crisis here in our country. Instead of blaming both sides, we people should also do our part on how to find the best and long-term solution of our crisis today.

At this time, let us cooperate oneÂ* another to dig a possible solution. Unity is a best policy.

[glenn]

Actually, Those problems are coming from different administration......even fron the start we have incurred those problems already, so why blaming different people.....

[bagofcandies]

This question will only contribute more on the division of our people blaming who caused more damage in our country, ERAP or GMA and etc. Neither of them to blame the damages that we have now. If we continue blaming both parties (administratio and opposition) this only worsen our present political and economic crisis here in our country. Instead of blaming both sides, we people should also do our part on how to find the best and long-term solution of our crisis today.

At this time, let us cooperate one another to dig a possible solution. Unity is a best policy.

true,,, but, for discussion purposes with the above topic sake !!!! some people strongly take ther political stand on something,,as if the politician that they voted cod uplift ther lifestyle!!!! really ,,,each of us wants to be rich right so work hard dont rely on these dirty politician as if theyl give u money ! the poor regard them as saviors! wake up oi ,, get up & work instead of investing on a large family hoping that 1 day that ur kids will in turn feed you !! thats the mentality of some people. maybe if some scientist invents for the philippines REAL ROBOTS to replace our crooked politicians that are program to run our country 24/7 ,, imagine that,,, maybe then philippines will 1 day rise to a uncorrupt , 1rst world nation!!!! CORRUPTION IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR CULTURE !!!!

[s.n.m.p.]

Restaurants asked to donate unsold food to hungry

First posted 05:45pm (Mla time) Sept 23, 2005
By Cynthia Balana
Inquirer News Service



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THE DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development on Friday launched the Food Banking Project with the various food chains nationwide by asking them to donate unconsumed or unsold food to feed the hungry. The project is being pilot tested until December in two DSWD centers and in one community in Mandaluyong City.

DSWD Undersecretary Celia Yangco said the collected food from the food partners would be sorted out by center nutritionists to determine the recommended energy nutrient intake for the intended residents and beneficiaries.ensure food safety, training and capability building on food handling shall be given to designated food handlers, she said.

GMA government is now asking restaurants to give food for the hungry. Ha ha ha ha ha. No money for food yet so many money to buy votes, for anomalous contracts.

Que barbaridad!

[bagofcandies]

thats how the goverment works or operate nowdays,,,,they have budget for trips abroad,, to buy FORD EXPEDITION for senators & goverment officials & other expenses which are FAR TOO LAVISH FOR A POOOR COUNTRY LIKE OURS,,,,, & THE REAL BUDGET FOR THE FILIPINO PEOPLE ARE SCRAPS OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE SECTORS!!!!! the true budget is in their pockets!!! and now theyr asking to pass THE VAT FOR IT TO HELP OUR COUNTRY THATS HILARIOUS !!!!!!

[jhiade]

i think CORRUPTION will never be cured but at least we can get a president who can really run the country with results...

[jay_007]

Do not accused them, but rather ask yourself, me and us the people. If only we are educated enough to select our leaders hence this scenario will not happen. If only we have clean heart and mind prosperity, peace and unity is not possible.

true judddddddddddddddd.... bwehehehehe

[Empress_Of_Drac]

ERAP