From Rappler Food insecurity in the Philippines - 36% of the adult Filipinos are food insecure
What is food security?
The 1996 World Food Summit defined food security as the state “when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” (from Rappler
What is the state of food security in the Philippines?
"More than a quarter of Filipino adults (36%) claimed to be food insecure, while 23% of Filipino children said the same in the latest National Nutrition Survey (NNS) conducted in 2011."
