Gov’t did 'enough within its means' during COVID19 pandemic, says Andanar ahead of SONA
Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv MANILA — The government did "enough within its means" to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Malacañang said Monday, ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address in which he is expected to bare plans for reviving the economy.
“The government has done enough within its means because you see, we do not have an infinite source of budget. The government is dependent on the taxes that are collected… and other profit centers,” Andanar told ANC. But separate surveys by the Social Weather Stations showed a record 4 in 5 Filipinos saying that their quality of life got worse, and 5.2 million families saying they experienced involuntary hunger in the past 3 months.
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