Comprehensive context of SDG#2 ZERO HUNGER

It is heartwarming to witness promising steps taken to promote and achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #2 - Zero Hungerin Cebu.

- Cherry Piquero-Ballescas [e-mail]

June 20, 2025. Among Cebu's newly elected, Cebu Governor Pam Baricuatro made the first/earliest official statement about her vision of a "Busog, Himsog Nga Katawhan" (Well-fed, Healthy People) through her "Pagkaon Alang sa Masa' Community-based Food Security Strategy."

August 4, at the opening of themonth-long celebration marking the 456th Founding Anniversary of Cebu Province, Governor Pamreaffirmed her commitment to build a food-secure and agriculturally resilient with food security and healthcare as the pillars for her administration.

"I believe that food and healthcare go hand in hand. You can't expect a child to learn or a worker to thrive if they're hungry, that's why, alongside health, food security is a top priority of this administration," she emphasized.

Sharing that because she was the Executive Director of Simply Share Foundation aimed at combatting hunger and promoting food security, "so, this advocacy is very close to my heart. Our true strength lies in how we care for one another—and in ensuring that no one is left behind."

Governor Pam's advocacy versus hunger through food security and resilient agriculture falls within the United Nation's Social Agenda advocating SDG2-Zero Hunger.