MARAMING PILIPINO TUMATABA, AYON SA DOH | The Situation Report with Cesar Chavez

Four in ten of Filipino adults are now overweight or obese, up from fewer than two in ten in 1993, and the trend is accelerating among children, with one in ten Filipino schoolchildren aged 5 to 10 now classified as overweight or obese. Health Undersecretary Dr. Albert Domingo, who supervises the National Nutrition Council (NNC), explained the numbers on DZRH News program "The Situation Report" on Wednesday, September 16, presenting data that shows the Philippines has been getting heavier every year for more than three decades. He said what concerns the NNC most is not the adult figure but the sharp rise among children aged 5 to 10, whose overweight and obesity rate climbed from around 5% in 2003 to 16% in 2025—more than tripling in two decades. #TheSituationReport