Farm to table food insecurity in the Philippines Jun 26, 2021 5:02 PM PHT Xyza Cruz Bacani According to a report by the United Nations, 59 million Filipinos experienced food insecurity even before the pandemic. The pandemic aggravated hunger in the Philippines as the virus ravages the agriculture sector. When President Rodrigo Duterte announced an enhanced community quarantine affecting 55 million Filipinos in Luzon, he restricted their movements. He activated a web of checkpoints on the main island that created a breakdown in the agricultural supply chain. The province of Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippines is one of the major vegetable producers in the country. As one of the main growing areas for the island of Luzon, it supplies most of its vegetables to the nation's capital, Manila.