Self-rated poverty at bilang ng mga Pilipinong nagsabing nagugutom, bumaba sa unang bahagi ng 2024 batay sa survey ng OCTA Research

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00:00 In the midst of the government's efforts to promote the country,

00:05 the number of Filipinos who say they are not hungry has fallen to the first half of the year.

00:09 This is based on a survey.

00:11 The number of people who say they are experiencing hunger has also decreased.

00:16 Mela Lesmora is in the center of the news.

00:19 In the midst of the government's efforts to promote the country,

00:26 the number of Filipinos who say they are experiencing hunger has also decreased.

00:33 Based on the latest survey of the Octa Research Group,

00:37 from 45% in December 2023,

00:40 the number of Filipinos who say they are experiencing hunger has decreased to 42% in March.

00:50 Even though the number of Filipinos who say they are experiencing hunger has decreased to 11%,

00:55 the number of Filipinos who say they are experiencing hunger has also decreased to 11% in the first quarter of the year.

00:59 Here in the camera, congressmen followed the results of the new survey.

01:04 According to House Speaker Martin Romualdez,

01:07 it is proven that the government's programs are already bearing fruit,

01:10 especially for the vulnerable sector,

01:13 and the success of the government's food security programs is also a sign.

01:17 One of the programs that the camera used to address the needs of Filipinos

01:22 is the new Philippine Service Fair,

01:25 which was personally launched by President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. last year.

01:30 Speaker Romualdez said,

01:31 "The assistance that our countrymen have received is worth billions of pesos,

01:37 and they will continue to use the caravan to benefit more of our countrymen."

01:44 Other youths also support this initiative.

01:48 Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.