Hunger did not begin with the energy crisis, and it is not primarily about food shortage. It is about affordability. Today, 20.5% of Filipinos experience involuntary hunger not because food is unavailable, but because they simply cannot afford to eat. This is more than a food issue; it is an economic and systemic challenge that demands our collective attention, our honest reflection, and our sustained action. When families must choose between paying for electricity, transport

March 17, 2026, marked a transformative day for the women of WFPA Marinduque as we participated in a comprehensive whole-day training led by DTI Marinduque at the Marinduque State University Processing Center. In the presence of Ms. Mariella M. Montemmar from the National Competitiveness Council's Provincial Government Monitoring, this training focused on "Dehydration and Powderization Processing of Vegetable By-Products with Orientation on Product Packaging and Labeling Stan