President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should first address the war on poverty in the Philippines before meddling with other nations' problems like the war in Ukraine, said a leader of a political party on Wednesday.

"I think the President should address those first before he even considers getting involved in a war that is on the other side of the world because the Filipinos are really suffering right now," said Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino head Itos Valdes.

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