<p>According to the National Economic and Development Authority, the threshold for food poverty is P64 a day which computes to roughly P21.3 per meal per person.</p>
<p>Therefore, if you&rsquo;re buying that can of tuna for 50 pesos, alas, you&rsquo;re technically rich&mdash; if you were to follow NEDA&rsquo;s metrics. A sample menu that they gave out in line with their threshold contains a breakfast meal with boiled/scrambled eggs and rice. This breakfast meal allegedly equals to P21.3.</p>
<p>A roaring wave of opinions took the internet by storm. Most of the netizens were questioning the metrics of NEDA as to where they got this information. One netizen commented, &ldquo;Hinahamon ko ang NEDA, bigyan po kita ng 64 pesos at patunayan niyo sa&rsquo;kin &lsquo;yang mga sinasabi niyo!&rdquo;</p>
<p>Another one commented, <em>&ldquo;Sino kaya nagresearch ng 64 pesos na 'yan? Kung mag-asawa na may isang anak at almusal na sinasabi na itlog, tinapay o pandesal, [ang] itlog 8.33 pesos ang isa times 3 = 24.99. [Ang] lunch [naman ay] munggo [na] 40 pesos, bagoong [na] 20 pesos, Dilis [na] 20 [pesos] isang guhit. Lampas na sa 64 peso[s] &lsquo;yan. Wala pa [riyan] ang budget para sa bigas.&rdquo;</em></p>
<p>Some even hopped on the "P21 challenge" on TikTok! They tried to buy healthy and nutritious food with P21 in accordance with NEDA's metrics.</p>
<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" style="max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@julieestrada09/video/7403356034896497936" data-video-id="7403356034896497936">
<section><a title="@julieestrada09" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@julieestrada09?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@julieestrada09</a> the 21 pesos per meal challenge 🙃🙃🙃 <a title="neda" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/neda?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#neda</a> <a title="♬ original sound  - JuGleonlineshop" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-JuGleonlineshop-7403356063245863697?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ original sound - JuGleonlineshop</a></section>
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<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" style="max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@abelbarrientos/video/7403636800603901204" data-video-id="7403636800603901204">
<section><a title="@abelbarrientos" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@abelbarrientos?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@abelbarrientos</a> 21 Pesos per meal challenge accepted by NEDA! <a title="fyp" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#fyp</a> <a title="foryou" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#foryou</a> <a title="foryoupage" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryoupage?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#foryoupage</a> <a title="neda" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/neda?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#NEDA</a> <a title="dof" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dof?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#dof</a> <a title="poverty" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/poverty?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#poverty</a> <a title="inflation" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/inflation?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#inflation</a> <a title="minimumwage" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/minimumwage?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#minimumwage</a> <a title="♬ original sound  - Abel Barrientos" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Abel-Barrientos-7403636835141045008?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ original sound - Abel Barrientos</a></section>
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<p>How about you, Fam? Do you think P64 is enough money for 3 meals a day?</p>