Party-list group Bayan Muna has insisted that there is nothing to celebrate about the record-high unemployment rate in the country for July 2020. | GabrielLaluINQ
, with the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino saying that this toxic positivity is an insult to workers and was merely a way of covering the government’s incompetency.Gaite said that what the administration must do is to ensure that there are safety nets to protect vulnerable Filipino families from the harsh effects on the economy.
“Trillions have been borrowed from several agencies, but none of these went to food on the tables of our hungry countrymen. Jeepney drivers are even asking for alms just to stay afloat. Poor families are in their most desperate situation but there’s no help. Walang nakagagalak sa kalagayan nila [Nothing to be happy about their plight],” he added.
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