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Hunger Incidence Drops Among Walang Gutom Beneficiaries - SWS
The Philippine Star
|September 04, 2025
Hunger prevalence among beneficiaries of the government's Walang Gutom program went down in March, based on a Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll.
The survey, commissioned by Globe and Monde Nissin, showed that hunger prevalence among those aided by the program dropped by 7.2 percent within a six-month period, from October 2024 to March this year.
This story is from the September 04, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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