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Filipino Hunger Rate – Lowest Since 2007

Published on July 2, 2011 By Tim Troutman

This is good news but a 15% hunger rate is still too high. No one in the Philippines, or elsewhere, should have to go hungry. PAS is working to help alleviate this problem. I hope you’ll join us. Based on SWS data, the latest hunger rate is the lowest since June 2007, when the recorded [...]

Poverty is not Caused by Population Growth

Published on May 11, 2011 By Tim Troutman

Bernardo Villegas has written a great article explaining why poverty is not caused by population growth.  Some in the Philippines are attempting to move the Philippines down the barbaric path of the Chinese by coercing citizens to limit their offspring.  Villegas explains why this approach does not address the actual problems that cause poverty. Usually [...]

UN World Food Program Gives High Energy Biscuits

Published on January 18, 2011 By Tim Troutman

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines —The United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP) on Tuesday sent 55,000 kilos of high energy biscuits worth P5 million to families in Albay who were affected by heavy rains for more than three weeks now. Stephen Anderson, WFP country director, said this would augment ongoing relief operations in Bicol. Read the [...]

Status Update

Published on November 9, 2010 By Tim Troutman

It’s been quiet on our blog for too long so I wanted to post a few updates. My wife and I traveled to the Philippines (on our own dollar!) in September immediately following the second annual Society Jam benefit concert. The concert went well and raised over $1,000 for PAS. In the Philippines, we managed [...]

Aquino Vows to Rebuild the Philippines

Published on August 19, 2010 By Tim Troutman

President Aquino vowed to “rebuild the Philippines” in a recent speech at an international auto show.  His presidency appears to mark a new era in renewed economic confidence that the Philippines may continue to grow and establish itself as a competitor in the global economic market.  The Philippines has a long way to go of [...]

Philippine Government Rescinds Rice Subsidy to NFA

Published on August 12, 2010 By Tim Troutman

The Philippine government has decided to cancel $178 million dollars in rice subsidies to the National Food Administration (NFA) following the discovery of stock-piles of decaying rice.   Rice is, of course, one of the main staples of the Philippine diet.  A new plan calls for shifting rice subsidies to other agencies to benefit the [...]