52.6 million Filipinos could not afford healthy diet in 2025

Inquirer.net - Oct 22, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half of the Philippine population could not afford a healthy diet in 2025, with an estimated 52.6 million people unable to pay for enough nutritious food after covering other essential household expenses, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In an analysis of the

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