Despite of the economic downfall felt in the country today, Social Weather Stations showed their latest survey that there are lesser Filipino Families suffered from hunger this year.

From 23.7% or 4.3 million familes who suffered from hunger last December survey, the statistics showed 8% low to  15.5% or 2.9 million this year. This was despite of theincreasing unemployment and left and right layoffs from the company.

SWS asked 1,200 household families across the country this question: “Nitong nakaraang tatlong buwan, nangyari po ba kahit minsan na ang inyong pamilya ay nakaranas ng gutom at walang makain? (In the last three months, has your family experienced hunger and did not have anything to eat?)”

The survey also shows that residents in Mindanao and Metro Manila  were the least hungry. In Mindanao, statistics shows a great development from 33.7% number of hungry families down now to 11.7% or 490,000 families.

From 23% estimated hungry families last december, Metro Manila bounce back to just 17.3 or 430,000 families.

Luzon’s statistics also decreased from 20% last years now down to 15% or 1.2 million families. Visyas also showed a decrease from 20.7% last year to 19.7 or 730,000 families this year.

The government were glad on the survey reports shown by SWS and credited that the government’s programs against proverty and hunger are indeed doing great.

We just wish that this good developments will continue and finally elliminates hunger in the country in the coming years.