Long queues for free meals as millions in the Philippines go hungry amid coronavirus pandemic

The number of people going hungry in the Philippines has increased during the pandemic. Nearly one-third of all Philippine families - or 7.6 million households - did not have enough food to eat at least once in the three months prior to September 2020, according to a survey by research institute Social Weather Stations. Long queues of mostly homeless people were seen waiting for free meals at a food centre in the capital Manila on December 7, 2020.

Дата на публикация: 15 декември, 2020
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