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Annie Perez

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17238043493791723804364240.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A homeless family takes shelter from heavy rains inside their makeshift home in Quezon City. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file"/>A homeless family takes shelter from heavy rains inside their makeshift home in Quezon City. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</div><div> </div>Former senator and Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, thinks that the National Economic Development Authority’s food-poor threshold of P64 a day is nonsense.The statement was made during the Development Budget Coordination Committee’s Senate briefing.“Kalokohan &#x27;yun eh. Kung totoo yan, lahat ng government meal allowance P20 lang,” he said in a visit to Cebu along with former senator Bam Aquino, Atty. Chel Diokno, and Senator Risa Hontiveros.“Mayroon silang criteria na maisabi ganon ang halaga. Kailangan nilang baguhin at ayusin ang criteria na yan. Hindi totoo ang sitwasyon sa baba,” he added.Pangilinan was the country’s &quot;food security czar&quot; in 2014 to 2015.During his stint as a senator, he served as the chair of the Senate Agriculture and Food Committee and Agrarian Reform Committee.Meanwhile, labor group Bayan Central Visayas is challenging the Marcos administration and their officials to live within P64 for their meals in a day.“We are willing to join them on this challenge to see if they can have a balanced and nutritious diet from this measly amount,” they said in a statement.The group also cited a recent study by the IBON Foundation, an independent research group and the latest survey by the Social Weather Station last July 18.It stated that families experiencing poverty increased from 13 million last December 2023 to 16 million in June 2024.An estimated 12.8 million families have also rated themselves as being “food-poor” or not having enough to eat.

Former senator and Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, thinks that the National Economic Development Authority’s (NEDA) food-poor threshold of P64 a day is nonsense.

Former senator and Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, thinks that the National Economic Development Authority’s (NEDA) food-poor threshold of P64 a day is nonsense.

'Kalokohan iyun': Pangilinan slams NEDA’S P64/day food-poor threshold

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'Kalokohan iyun': Pangilinan slams NEDA’S P64/day food-poor threshold

Annie Perez,

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Published Aug 16, 2024 06:33 PM PHT

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