1 IN EVERY 5 FILIPINO FAMILIES EXPERIENCED HUNGER – SWS SURVEY

ONE in every five of Filipino families or an estimated 20 percent experienced hunger in the first three months of the year, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed.

The SWS survey was conducted from April 23 to 28.

According to the survey,  the hunger rate remained nearly unchanged from the 19.1 percent recorded in a survey from April 11 to 15. 

However, both surveys reflect a significant improvement from the 27.2 percent reported in March.

It was also almost similar to the 20.2 percent average in 2024.

Hunger was highest among respondents in Mindanao at 26.3 percent followed by those in Metro Manila at 20.3 percent, the Visayas at 19.7 percent and the rest of Luzon at 17 percent.

In previous surveys, involuntary hunger was more prevalent among poor families, with a hunger rate of 25.9 percent, compared to 14.1 percent among non-poor families.

The First Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide or 600 in Balance Luzon and 300 each in Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao. 

The sampling error margins are ±3 percent for national figures, ±4 percent for Balance Luzon, and ±6 percent each for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.