PH a 'little more fortunate' in resolving food security woes

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PH a 'little more fortunate' in resolving food security woes  House Deputy Speaker and Antipolo on Aug. 12, 2025 Rep. Ronaldo Puno responds to the latest OCTA Research Survey on self-rated poverty and hunger, noting that the Philippines is a 'little more fortunate' than other countries in resolving issues on food security.   VIDEO BY RED MENDOZA  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews #philippines

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00:00...change yung self-rated poverty o yung kahirapan from 42% in April to 45% in July.

00:08Food poverty medyo tumaas from 35% in April to 43%.

00:15Ang sinasabi nila na medyo naghihirap sila.

00:18Pero yung self-rated hunger o yung sinasabing gutom sila,

00:21it's still stable pero Mindanao had self-rated hunger dropping by 19 percentage points.

00:30Bisa bin, bumaba yung mga nagsabi sa Mindanao na sila ay gutom, self-rated hunger.

00:36So, comment lang po kong kasi of course,

00:39isa sa mga priorities ng House of Representatives is to resolve the crisis in food, hunger.

00:45Okay, this is a worldwide problem.

00:48Hunger is a worldwide problem.

00:51May mga problema in terms of how we will continue to produce enough food for humanity.

00:57Okay?

00:58So, the Philippines is not an exception.

01:00We are a little more fortunate than the others because we have good natural resources.

01:05We have a strong agricultural tradition in our country.

01:09And people actually have a high level of working together.

01:13So, it's a real problem. It will be always a problem.

01:17But, dito sa atin ngayon, the efforts are being focused through the Department of Agriculture,

01:23which is being tasked with increasing production in places that production is deep already.

01:29The new rice production act has been constantly deeping over the years.

01:33The number of farmers in the country has been constantly reducing.

01:36And all of this kasi, you know, modernization has brought about opportunities for people

01:41that belong in the rural areas and they are able to get better income,

01:45better opportunity, and a better future, actually, through education and through many things else.

01:51Kaya lang, it's good that right now, the administration is refocusing on the need to

01:55constantly assure the people of a food supply.

01:59And then, nakikita nyo naman, maraming bangga-banggaan dyan sa mga policy

02:02on whether you tax rice or you don't tax rice, you import rice or you don't import rice.

02:08We are the biggest rice importer in the world.

02:10Kaya, kasi tayo na, puro kumakayan ng tanin eh.

02:13So, that's why it has become the focal point of this battle against hunger.

02:19But, it should not stop there kasi there are other things that we need to do and focus on

02:24in order to solve, not just the hunger problem, but the nutrition issues that our country faces.

02:30Kasi, may kinalaman din yan sa future ng ating kabataan.

02:34Whether they're going to have a brighter future, be positive, better nutrition or not.

02:39So, alam ko that there are efforts in the Department of Education

02:42headed towards this and the Department of Agriculture.

02:45Kami dito sa Pamara, all we can do is upload and cheer the good boobs

02:50and try to go against the bad boobs.

02:52So, ang gagawin namin diyan is setre, we are going to question the Department of Agriculture

02:58on what their plans are to reply and answer to this.

03:01We will look also into the Department of Health and see what kind of nutrition measures

03:05they want to put into place to make our next generation a healthier one.

03:10So, that's one of the biggest challenges.

03:13Now, if you're a legislator, it's challenging, it's interesting, and it's actually inspiring.

03:19Kasi, you know, you start talking about the future, you talk about the welfare of everybody

03:24instead of the definition of fourth week.

03:28Okay.

03:29That's it.

03:30Thank you, Kong.

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