Duterte backs call to include middle class in social amelioration program

Duterte orders Dominguez to look for more funds MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the suggestion to include middle-income families in the government's social amelioration program is ju

Duterte orders Dominguez to look for more funds MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the suggestion to include middle-income families in the government's social amelioration program is justified, but the government does not have enough funds for now.

Duterte said the government's priority is the "poorest of the poor," but he agreed that others are also affected. "The P100 billion for one month, or the P270 billion, for two months yan, nakaprogram na, as earlier estimated, is not enough. I'm calling on the secretary of finance to generate.... Magnakaw ka, maghiram ka, wala akong pakialam, i-produce mo 'yung pera kasi 'pag naubos na ito, hindi ko malaman," Duterte said.

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