Climate activists and progressive organizations expressed their disapproval of the Marcos administration’s handling of the dual challenges of rising food and climate crises in the nation as they gathered in front of the Department of Agriculture along Elliptical Road in Diliman, Quezon City on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
According to the demonstrators, the primary cause of food insecurity in the country is climate change, which has led to increasingly severe weather events.
The escalating cost of food is a significant contributor to the nation’s soaring inflation rate, with rice, in particular, recording a staggering 17.9% inflation rate in the previous month.
(Report and photo by Benjamin Cuaresma/ai/mnm)
