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Pagpag is the Tagalog term for leftover food from restaurants (usually from fast food restaurants) scavenged from garbage sites and dumps. [1] [2] Preparing and eating pagpag is practiced in the slums of Metro Manila, particularly in Tondo. [3] [4] [5] It arose from the challenges of hunger that resulted from extreme poverty among the urban ...
Philippine Star analyst Kimani Franco cited Reynaldo G. Alejandro's 1980 New York Times description of bayanihan as a connotation of "team spirit, an atmosphere of unselfish cooperation, and it represents the nature of family and village life throughout the Philippine archipelago," and cited this particular value as a reason why the initiative ...
All of these factors contribute to higher prices of food and an increased demand for imports, which hurt the general economy as well as individual livelihoods. [75] From 2006 to 2013, the Philippines experienced a total of 75 disasters that cost the agricultural sector $3.8 billion in loss and damages. [ 75 ]
Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019) In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, [1] [2] (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [3]
Besides severe health concerns, water pollution also leads to problems in the fishing and tourism industries. [34] The national government recognized the problem and since 2004 has sought to introduce sustainable water resources development management (see below). [35] Only 10% of the total population is connected to a sewer network. [36]
A poor rice crop can lead to large impacts on the wellbeing of poor Filipinos and cause widespread contempt for the government and more support for insurgent groups. [29] Climate change is expected to amplify the seasonal variation of rainfall in the Philippines and exacerbate ongoing civil conflict in the country.
The Good Foods Co-op Workers’ Union Committee March 8, 2023 at 9:39 AM We, the employees of Good Foods Co-op located in Lexington, Ky., proudly announce our intent to unionize.
As Filipino Americans acculturate in terms of their diets, they practice bicultural patterns that reflect both a preference for food that is American and traditionally Filipino. [25] The Western dietary acculturation scale, which measures Western eating patterns that include a high intake of fat and sugar, was a significant predictor of the ...