Senator Franklin Drilon (Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN)
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the “primary concern should be to protect the poorest and the most vulnerable sectors of the economy” at this point in time.
“We must throw a lifeline to the poor who are having difficulties coping with the effects of the pandemic and inflation,” Drilon said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, the 2021 national budget provides too little for the poor,” the minority leader lamented.
On Monday night, President Duterte acknowledged that the Philippine’s economy is in “bad shape” and is “sinking deeper and deeper,” losing P2-billion a day due to the COVID-19.