(MANILA STANDARD) Citing an increase in the number of Filipinos experiencing involuntary hunger, which rose to 14.2 percent in March 2024 from 12.6 percent in December last year, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sought to donate excess edible food to charity. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) refers to involuntary hunger as experiencing hunger…
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Waste not, want not: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to require food manufacturers and establishments, such as restaurants, cafes, diners, fast food chains, hotels, supermarkets, and culinary schools, to donate their excess edible food for charitable purposes. Estrada’s Senate Bill No. 1644, the proposed Food Surplus Reduction Act,…
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SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to require food manufacturers and establishments, such as restaurants, cafes, diners, fast food chains, hotels, supermarkets, and culinary schools, to donate their excess edible food for charitable purposes. “Nakakalungkot malaman na napakaraming pagkain ang nasasayang habang marami rin sa ating mga kababayan ang…
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