Hunger rises after ‘Ondoy,’ ‘Pepeng’
HUNGER among Filipinos has risen nationwide, from 17.5 percent in September to 18.9 percent in October, after the onslaught of storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng,” according to a special survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations. The October figure represents about 3.5 million families, with the increase recorded mainly in Luzon outside Metro Manila, according […]