World hunger survey: RP 5th

[valvura]

Do you think the following survey is realistic? Is this how infamous our country is? Or it's just the sentiments of the 'poor' people interviewed (especially in RP) where they blame everybody for all their miseries except themselves.

World hunger survey: RP 5th
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The Philippines is fifth on the top 10 list of countries whose poor said they went hungry in the past year, an abs-cbnNEWS.com report said yesterday.

The report said that based on the results of the World Food Day survey by Gallup International-Voice of the People 2008, four of every 10 Filipinos reported having little or no food at all on their tables in the last 12 months.

This placed the Philippines in the league of African, Latin American, Asian and European countries whose citizens said that they “often or sometimes” lacked food in the past year.

The survey also said that the hunger rate was highest in Metro Manila, where at least 500,000 families lacked food.

The Philippines was in the league of African and Asian nations whose poor said they went hungry in the past year.

Cameroon topped the list at 55 percent, followed closely by Pakistan (53 percent) while Nigeria came third at 48 percent. Peru was fourth with 42 percent, followed by the Philippines.

Next came Latin American countries Bolivia and Guatemala, which were tied at 35 percent. Ghana was next at 32 percent while the rest of the top 10 spots were filled by Mexico and Russia (both 23 percent).

In terms of geography, Africa still topped the list of regions most affected by hunger.

“In this continent, close to five in 10 respondents (46 percent) declared they have not had enough to eat recurrently in the last year,” the survey analysis said.

Second spot went to Asia (20 percent) and Eastern and Central Europe (19 percent), while third place went to the Americas (14 percent Latin America, 13 percent North America).

Least affected was Western Europe at seven percent.

“It is shocking to see that still so many people don’t have enough to eat even in the most developed regions,” said Gallup secretary-general Meril James.

Gallup reflected a similar survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) for the third quarter of the year.

According to the Sept. 24-27 survey, the number of families who experienced hunger at least once in the past three months of the quarter rose to 18 percent or around 3.3 million homes.

“The latest hunger record is six points above the ten-year average of 12.3 percent, and is the highest in the four quarters after the record-high 21.5 percent in September 2007,” SWS said in its survey analysis.

The hunger average of 2008 is 16.8 percent, only slightly lower than the 2007 average of 17.9 percent.

The measure of hunger refers to involuntary suffering because the respondents answer a survey question that specifies hunger as due to lack of anything to eat, SWS explained.

SWS said that based on the survey, more families experienced hunger in Metro Manila than anywhere else in the country.

“The proportion of households experiencing hunger has been highest in Metro Manila for the past two quarters, with the latest figure at 23.0 percent (estimated 560,000 families),” survey results said.

“It is now 20.0 percent (estimated 1.6 million families) in Balance Luzon, 18.3 percent (estimated 750,000 families) in Mindanao, and 11.7 percent (estimated 420,000 families) in the Visayas,” it added.

Survey results also showed that overall hunger rose significantly all over the country. It was at eight points in Luzon, from 12.3 percent in June; one point in Metro Manila (22-23 percent); and about one point in Mindanao (17.7 percent-18.3 percent).

Visayas, however, showed a decline of eight points, from 19.7 percent in June to 11.7 percent in the last survey.

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?He...id=20081104112

[uls]

hehe

well, either that survey is true

OR

Yung mga na-survey, kahit may nakakain sila, sinasabi nila wala sila makain

[kumagbehota]

mukang kasama ako sa na survey nyan ha, nag survey kasi sila before lunch eh, natural mga tao noon gutom na...

[uls]

akala kasi ng mga na-survey bibigyan sila ng pagkain ng mga nagco-conduct ng survey

kaya lahat sila ang sagot wala makain

kung ako na-survey nila, sasabihin ko din wala ako makain...

baka maawa sakin, bilhan ako ng Jollibee

[valvura]

yan nga ang hirap e, walang makain pero may pang load ng celfone...at iba pang bisyo...

[ghosthunter]

hehe

well, either that survey is true

OR

Yung mga na-survey, kahit may nakakain sila, sinasabi nila wala sila makain

I think it is true... given the popularity of "instant ulam" packs of instant noodles. A lot of people are just eating one or two meals a day by necessity of budget.

[jatcos]

Could be true considering that our country is a rich agricultural land and we still import food from our neighbors. Farm lands are converted to parks, subdivisions, residential lots. Farmers are converted into professionals and exported for human labor. Simply there's not enough people to till our soil and mostly are discouraged due to poor income and lack of goverment support and worse, agricultural funds goes into politicians pocket. Iba pa jan ang problem with overpopulation - mas madami siguro pinapanganak kesa sa namamatay..tsktsk..

Kung ako lang masusunod, i will require each of every family to plant, till the soil, and eat their own produce para may makain.

[uls]

I think it is true... given the popularity of "instant ulam" packs of instant noodles. A lot of people are just eating one or two meals a day by necessity of budget.

ya...

i was just joking around hehe

seriously...

instant noodles have actually become the staple food

it's cheaper than rice and ulam.

[jpdm]

Could be true considering that our country is a rich agricultural land and we still import food from our neighbors. Farm lands are converted to parks, subdivisions, residential lots. Farmers are converted into professionals and exported for human labor. Simply there's not enough people to till our soil and mostly are discouraged due to poor income and lack of goverment support and worse, agricultural funds goes into politicians pocket. Iba pa jan ang problem with overpopulation - mas madami siguro pinapanganak kesa sa namamatay..tsktsk..

Kung ako lang masusunod, i will require each of every family to plant, till the soil, and eat their own produce para may makain.

A rational and the best comment so far in this thread...and I agree

[ocanursjr]

Could be true considering that our country is a rich agricultural land and we still import food from our neighbors. Farm lands are converted to parks, subdivisions, residential lots. Farmers are converted into professionals and exported for human labor. Simply there's not enough people to till our soil and mostly are discouraged due to poor income and lack of goverment support and worse, agricultural funds goes into politicians pocket. Iba pa jan ang problem with overpopulation - mas madami siguro pinapanganak kesa sa namamatay..tsktsk..

Kung ako lang masusunod, i will require each of every family to plant, till the soil, and eat their own produce para may makain.

Disturbing but its true...

[Gen. Miting]

i'm just curious why more people experience hunger in Metro Manila than any other place in the Philippines. hindi naman kaya nalipasan lang 'to sa dami ng trabaho.

[Monseratto]

Sobrang dami tao dito sa Manila. Ung mga namamahay sa kariton walang magawa kundi gumawa ng bata. Utus naman ng simabahan daw. Yung nagiisip nakakakuha naman ng trabaho. Yung iba, naghihintay na mahulugan ng biyaya ng diyos.

[XTO]

It’s true na hindi nila gusto magutom, sino ba naman gustong magutom? But the thing is di man lang nila tulungan sarili nila, may kilala rin akong mga wala, oo minsan sumasala sila sa pagkain lalo’t walang trabaho pero hindi sila tumitigil humanap.

Yung iba, wala na makain, nakukuha pang mag bisyo at mag relax

Sabi nga ng kakwentuhan ko sa barbero, "buti pa yung mga walang trabaho, nakaka inom gabi gabi dahil pwede magpuyat, nakakapag tong-its at walang mga problema pero tayong may trabaho, ang dami nating problema"

oo nga naman

[CVT]

i'm just curious why more people experience hunger in Metro Manila than any other place in the Philippines. hindi naman kaya nalipasan lang 'to sa dami ng trabaho.

Just imagine 20M+ people(?) living in or just outside MM..... And, with limited opportunities......

6909:seehearspeak:

[safeorigin]

problema pa is itong mga nanlilimos. gusto nilang easy money. tsk

[uls]

i'm just curious why more people experience hunger in Metro Manila than any other place in the Philippines. hindi naman kaya nalipasan lang 'to sa dami ng trabaho.

madami walang trabaho dito diba?

And dito sa MM, pag wala ka trabaho, pag wala ka pera, gutom talaga aabutin mo.

Di sana gugutumin ang mga tao if they can grow or raise their own food...

But space is limited and pricey here in MM so u can't plant your own crops or raise your own livestock...

Lahat ng things dito binibili... pati tubig... hangin lang ang libre

[fourtheboys96]

akala kasi ng mga na-survey bibigyan sila ng pagkain ng mga nagco-conduct ng survey

kaya lahat sila ang sagot wala makain

kung ako na-survey nila, sasabihin ko din wala ako makain...

baka maawa sakin, bilhan ako ng Jollibee

this is actually true in based on my own experience. people tend to exaggerate their problems when being interviewed hoping to get some instant help.


nway, the respondents in that survey may been those with high cholesterol or high blood sugar. those people are on a diet and are probably hungry hehehe:D

[pitbullz]

paanong walang kakainin yun mga yan? anak ng anak. parang rabbit! may kinakain yun mga yan...saging na di nauubos tsaka tahong na buwanan nagkaka red tide. o baka self pity nanaman yan kaya nila sinabing wala sila makain? tapos sisigaw sila ng sabay2 ng "mahirap lang kami!!!"

pero sa totoo lang,mahirap na nga mabuhay dito sa manila. andyan na yan eh. ngayon, ano naman magagawa natin? since tanga at mga walang silbi ang mga nasa gobyerno?

tingin ko hindi credible yan survey na yan since wala ang north korea sa top spots

[jatcos]

Karamihan ng mga squaking at taong grasa sa maynila ay hindi taga manila.. Yan ay galingsa kung saan-saan probinsya na nakikipag sapalaran sa siyudad at nagbabakasakali.. Pero kung pinapauwi yan sa probinsya, may makakain yan pero wala parin trabaho at opportunity..Sa probinsya kapag nagutom ka, sigurado mahirap kana kasi mas madami doon makakain kahitsa bakuran lang, dito sa MM kelangan muna nila mag scavenge pra kumain..

Palagayko totoo yang survey na yan kung outside metro manila at city nila ginawa. Sa probinsya bihira ako makakita ng namamalimos-meron taong grasa pero masarap ang kinakain at naliligo sa malinis na tubig ng ilog. Siguro ang metrics ng survey is based from income per capita kaya nila nasabi na madami na nagugutom..

[Bogeyman]

Makain -- halos wala.

Maiinom -- eto ang sobra-sobra. 'Di baleng walang pambili ng pagkain, basta may pambili ng toma at yosi, oks na. Idiots.