Hunger increases under Marcos from low family incomes, high prices

Hunger increases under Marcos from low family incomes, high prices

Research group IBON said that involuntary hunger doubled under the Marcos Jr administration due to its failure to ensure higher wages and low prices. “The rise in hunger is a wakeup call that many Filipinos are struggling on meager incomes and the high cost of living. This shows government’s rhetoric of economic gains and a robust jobs market is empty — just like the bellies of millions of hungry Filipinos,” said the group. The number of Filipin…