Hindi ka na raw food poor o nagkukulang sa pagkain kung nakakakain ka sa halagang P64 kada araw o P21 kada meal.
Pero sa taas ng bilihin ngayon, saan aabot ang P64 mo? Panoorin ang video. #NeedToKnow
Pero sa taas ng bilihin ngayon, saan aabot ang P64 mo? Panoorin ang video. #NeedToKnow
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00:00How much do you eat in a day?
00:04I estimate that I eat around 300 meals a day.
00:08I eat 300 meals a day.
00:11I eat three meals a day.
00:12I eat around 500 meals a day.
00:14I eat around 500 meals a day.
00:16I eat around 200 meals a day.
00:20I eat around 200 meals a day.
00:22Is the amount of food you eat a day enough to cover your expenses?
00:28I'm Ewe Maryanga and here's what you need to know.
00:35You are no longer food poor or lack of food if you can eat 64 pesos a day or equal to 21
00:42pesos per meal.
00:43This has increased because in 2021, the food threshold is at 55 pesos per person.
00:50My lack of food is because I don't have a family, especially if I have one child, especially
00:55if you have a dream for your child.
00:57They have to try all of our conditions so that they can say in reality how much it really
01:04is.
01:05They can't just say that their salary is big and they'll say that it's only 21 pesos.
01:09They have to try.
01:10If they can do it, maybe we can do it too.
01:13According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the food threshold that they released is based
01:18on this sample menu.
01:20There's breakfast, lunch, dinner, and there's also snacks.
01:25These foods are based on what is locally available, cheap, and can be cooked or eaten depending
01:32on the region.
01:33Foods from restaurants or restaurants are not included here because the service is included
01:39in the payment.
01:40But they admitted that the 64 pesos budget per day is not enough for this.
01:50In 2015, the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, or FNRI, launched a program called Pinggang Pinoy.
01:57It serves as a guide on what is included in a nutritious diet.
02:02In a plate, there should be rice, vegetables, meat, and fruits.
02:08If you're going to use a food sample from the PSA and you're going to cook mung beans,
02:13your 21 pesos is already spent on buying mung bean beans.
02:21I can't afford it.
02:2364 pesos per day is not enough.
02:26It's like a snack.
02:28If you say it's too cheap, 64 pesos is not enough.
02:34At 64 pesos, you can buy bread and water.
02:37It's not enough.
02:39Maybe if you wait a little longer, it will turn into a lump.
02:45But if it's fresh, even if it's crushed, it's still not 60 pesos.
02:52At the current market price, it's impossible to buy nutritious food worth 21 pesos.
03:00If a person doesn't get enough nutrition, it's easy to see in terms of height and weight.
03:07According to the FNRI, 1 in 5 children in the country who are 6 to 10 years old are underweight.
03:141 in 3 children are stunted, or their height is not enough for their age.
03:20While 75 children in the Philippines are dying every day due to malnutrition.
03:26The learning capacity of a child is also affected if the substance they get is not enough.
03:33Because of the criticism received by the agency, Secretary Balisacan clarified that this is not a budget recommendation,
03:40but a way to measure whether the government's policies and programs are effective in tackling poverty.
03:47He promised that they will study their thresholds.
03:51This issue is not only about budgeting, but also about health and economy.
03:57Because as long as there is a growing poverty, it needs to be discussed and the government should pay attention to it.