{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_dj37nsqrfrnj3unncgpq","title":"Cebu’s child stunting rates surge in 2025","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/cebus-child-stunting-rates-surge-in-2025-dj37nsqrfr","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_dj37nsqrfrnj3unncgpq","seq":1694958,"kind":"article","title":"Cebu’s child stunting rates surge in 2025","url":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/05/regions/cebus-child-stunting-rates-surge-in-2025/2438569","summary":"CEBU CITY — Four local government units (LGUs) in Cebu recorded child stunting prevalence rates of at least 17 percent in 2025, with Tuburan town posting the highest rate at 20 percent, according to data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2). Malabuyoc followed with an 18 percent prevalence, while Carcar and Sibonga each recorded 17 percent. Edcom 2 released the figures on Oct. 1, citing the 2025 National Nutrition Council Operation Timbang Plus…","published":"2026-10-04T16:03:00Z","seen":"2026-10-04T16:20:33Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-manilatimes-net-e8ebd1","name":"manilatimes.net","domain":"manilatimes.net","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1573100","name":"The Manila Times","type":"magazine","country":"PH","designations":["organization","periodical"]}},"via":"kite-manilatimes-net-e8ebd1","topics":["asia","regions"],"authors":["Kaiser Jan Fuentes"],"entities":[{"id":"Q13786","name":"Cebu","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_dj37nsqrfrnj3unncgpq","category":"health","category_p":0.4399999976158142,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.4000000059604645,"political":0.15000000596046448}]}