About 3.8 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the past three months, hitting a new record-high of 21.5 percent, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported yesterday.

Based on the survey by SWS on March 26 to 29, this resulted in a “net gainers score” of +5, which the SWS classified as high. To note, SWS classifies a score of 20+ as “excellent,” +10 to ...

the SWS found. It was highest in Balance Luzon at 21.7% (from 23.1% in December), followed by Mindanao at 19.0% (from 18.1%), Metro Manila at 17.5% (from 24.8%), and the Visayas at 13.5% (from 18.6%).

SBM says in a presentation that it has reserved space at SWS for MPF 6 and MPF 7. The Dutch floater specialist will have 11 Fast4Ward FPSOs: Six already delivered, one (MPF 5) to be delivered soon ...

Based on these results, the SWS said the “Net Gainer score” or the difference between the percentages of gainers and losers was at +13. “The September 2024 Net Gainer score was 2 points down from high ...