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Storms, ‘habagat’ create big rainfall hike in NCR, 10 provinces over July
from 295.6 mm in June to 328.4 mm in July.
“We can attribute the increase in rainfall to the passage of (typhoons) Egay and Falcon as well as the arrival
DBM: P3.5b in transport, agri fuel subsidies retained in 2024 budget
THE Department of Budget and Management said on Thursday it has retained P3.5 billion in allocations for fuel subsidies for the public transport and agriculture sectors in next year’s national budget.
By Vito Barcelo
ABOUT 10.4% of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger and not having anything to eat at least once in the past three months, according to the latest Social Weather Survey (SWS).
The figure represents around 12.5 million households who considered themselves poor during the second quarter of 2023, while 5.2 million families rated themselves as not poor.
The hunger rating was up from 9.8% obtained in a survey in March, but down from 11.8% in December 2022, the survey showed.
The SWS said the latest hunger rate was the sum of 8.3% of respondents who said they experienced moderate hunger and 2.1% who experienced severe hunger. Moderate hunger refers to those who experienced hunger only once or a few times in the last three months, while severe hunger refers to those who experienced it often or always.
The SWS also said the hunger rate rose sharply among non-poor families
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the proposed 2024 budget still has the P2.5 billion for fuel subsidies for public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers under the Depart-
