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Gut Feelings

Socio-Civic Response to Hunger in the Philippines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2023

Oscar T. Serquiña Jr.
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Abstract

At the height of the pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters served lugaw to the starving people of the Philippines as a symbol of her grassroots leadership—despite detractors who disparaged the lowly porridge. State agents antagonized citizen-led community pantries and food banks, which persisted through the contributions of ordinary Filipinos. Filipinos came together to lead these various embodied practices to provide nourishment and ignite political action.

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TDR , Volume 67 , Issue 4 , December 2023 , pp. 121 - 140
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press for Tisch School of the Arts/NYU

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