Hunger Rate Rise in the Philippines

A baby is carried by her mother outside their makeshift home in Quezon City, the Philippines, Jan. 30, 2012. The hunger rate in the Philippines went up slightly from 21.5 percent in September to 22.5 percent in December last year, according to a study by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). <Photo: Xinhua/Rouelle Umali>

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