What is hunger?
As defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, hunger is a condition in which people do not get enough food to provide the nutrients for fully productive, active and healthy lives. It is a form of food insecurity and if prolonged and severe, hunger could lead to malnutrition characterized by stunting or failure to grow, mental and physical retardation, functional deterioration even collapse, and unproductive adult lives.
What is the hunger incidence of the country?
Area and Families Affected |
2010 |
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2nd |
3rd |
4th |
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Qtr |
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Severe Hunger |
2.8 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
No. of Families (‘000) |
526* |
780 |
583 |
583 |
Moderate Hunger |
18.4 |
16.9 |
12.9 |
15 |
No. of Families (‘000) |
3,460 |
3,200 |
2,425 |
2,820 |
Total Hunger Incidence |
21.2 |
21.1 |
15.9 |
18.1 |
No. of Families (‘000) |
3,986 |
4,000 |
2,990 |
3,403 |
National Capital Region |
17.3 |
22 |
20.3 |
21.7 |
Balance Luzon |
20.9 |
18.3 |
14.7 |
18.3 |
Visayas |
21.2 |
21 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
Mindanao |
24 |
26 |
16.3 |
18 |
Why do Filipinos go hungry?
Filipinos go hungry because they do not have food to eat or it is insufficient and they do not have money to buy food.
Why the need to immediately address hunger?
What is the government’s response to hunger?
The Hunger-Mitigation Program (HMP) initially had two major components, the Food for School Program andTindahan Natin.
- Food for School Program (FSP) - involves the provision of 1 kilo of iron-fortified rice daily for 120 days to families who suffer from severe hunger through preschool and elementary school children and children in day care centers.
- Tindahan Natin - ensures availability of basic commodities (e.g. rice and instant noodles) at lower prices for poor families.
Initial implementation of the FSP and Tindahan Natin covered the National Capital Region and 49 provinces classified as vulnerable to food insecurity and malnutrition under the Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS) developed by an inter-agency task force led by NNC.
What is the Accelerated Hunger-Mitigation Program (AHMP)?
Which are the AHMP areas?
AHMP is implemented in groups of provinces categorized by priority.
Priority One Provinces (food-poorest) – based on subsistence incidence (2003 Family and Income Expenditure Survey)
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Priority Two Provinces (poorest provinces) – based on 2003 FIES
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Priority Three Provinces (with existing hunger mitigation programs)
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