Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR
Roberto, 53, makes charcoal in Baseco, Manila. He earns only P200 per day, barely enough to sustain the needs of his family. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR

(UPDATED) THE June 2022 survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that 11.6 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the second quarter.

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