UN agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) released the first comprehensive report on food insecurity and nutrition since the start of the pandemic, which showed that the rates of hunger and malnutrition in the world increased from 8.4 percent in 2019 to 10 percent in 2020. COVID-19 had a significant share in this increase.
The largest city in the Philippines, Quezon City was hit particularly hard. During a high-level discussion on policies and strategies for COVID-19 recovery organized by the United Nations Philippines, Mayor Joy Belmonte shared the difficulties the city government had faced, most of which came without warning.
For example, upon declaration of the hard lockdowns, local government units (LGUs) had to provide relief through food and cash to residents which immediately had an effect on the city’s resources and stockpile. Quezon City, through Mayor Belmonte, aimed to become more self-reliant, by establishing urban gardens and farms with Grow QC. “We now have 166 sites in different areas across the city that serve as a source of nutrition and comfort and mental relief for many of our underprivileged,” Belmonte enthused.
Esta historia es de la edición September 03, 2021 de The Philippine Star.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición September 03, 2021 de The Philippine Star.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
AND NOW, THE LATEST IN ANTI-AGING SKIN TREATMENT
Before, we only used volume restoration by filler injections to fight aging. Today, layering is the latest filler injection technique that addresses skin aging based on the anatomical changes that occur as one grows older.
AYURVEDA: A GEN-XER'S GUIDE TO ANCIENT HEALTH WISDOM
For a society used to doctor's prescriptions, embracing Ayurveda might feel like trying a new health trend. And if it means raising a mug of warm water in place of a pill, that's a toast I'll gladly make.
These 'madiskarte' moms mean business
In 2020, PLDT launched Madiskarte Moms PH, a mompreneur Facebook community, as a way for Filipino mothers to start and grow their home-based businesses to augment their family income during the height of the pandemic.
FIVE HEALTH HACKS FROM THE GLUCOSE GODDESS
New York-based French biochemist and New York Times bestselling author, Jessie Inchauspé, is a standard social media go-to for hacks on managing sugar spikes and diabetes.
Caring for loved ones with disabilities
After a series of eye surgeries in the US (18 surgeries from 1982 to 1989 due to glaucoma), Jaime Silva, more known to family and friends as Jimmy, and his wife Helen decided to change the focus of their lives.
MassKara 2024: MassKara Unmasked!
I spent five wonderful years of my childhood in Iloilo City, and would visit Bacolod, which was just a ferry ride away. I love its people, its food and its historical structures.
Hayao Miyazaki to be honored at filmfest
Japanese master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki will be honored with this year's prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award.
DAN+SHAY, OTHER HOLIDAY SOUNDS TO WELCOME NOVEMBER
How best to welcome November? With only a few weeks until Christmas day, nothing beats Christmas sounds.
RINI on collaborating with OPM artists, giving back to Pinoy fans
For Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter RINI, experimenting or exploring new ideas is in the nature and DNA of any artist.
LEGENDS, FREAKS AND ICONS GATHER AT ‘SHAKE, RATTLE AND BALL’ 2024
FROM CHUCKY DOLL and his bride to pop superstar Taylor Swift, celebrities, showbiz personalities, and influencers – including GMA Sparkle artists – attended this year's \"Shake, Rattle and Ball\" in character, donning their most outlandish and eye-catching outfits on the black carpet last Thursday at One Ayala in Makati.