Lacson lauds Marcos' anti-poverty agenda

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Jan 04, 2024 3:36 pm

MANILA, Philippines: Former senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s agenda to use social programs in uplifting families from poverty instead of making them dependent on dole-outs.

In his New Year's message, the President said that assistance programs such as cash subsidy and emergency employment aid are not about keeping poor Filipinos dependent.

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