30/11/2025
Salute Congressman Raymond Mendoza๐ซก ๐๐
TUCP SLAMS DTI SEC ROQUE AND CASTRO ON LECTURING FILIPINO ON STRETCHING BUDGET WHILE THE GOVERNMENT BLOCKS P200 WAGE HIKE
LOOK: Deputy Speaker and TUCP Representative Raymond Mendoza issued a statement calling Secretary Roque and Press Officer Claire Castro to stop lecturing the Filipino how to stretch their budget that are already stretched to the breaking point.
โYou can never ask everyday Filipinos to shrink their noche buena just because the Government refuses to raise their wages, especially at this time when our people are marching against the trillions squandered on inexistent and substandard flood control projects while our workers are still being denied the long-overdue โฑ200 legislated daily wage hike. It is out of this world, out of touch, and completely out of tune with the harsh reality our people live every day,โ underscored TUCP Party-list Representative and House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza who authored House Bill No. 88 for the โฑ200 daily minimum wage increase.
DTI Secretary Roque insisted โPuwede siya talaga. Kung tutuusin, itโs really pasok for a family of fourโ while Press Officer Castro added that โIt depends on what youโll buy, what youโre planning to buy because there are those pre-packaged items like chopsuey. Those are cheap. Then, you buy rice noodles and soy sauce.โ
โWe urge Secretary Roque and Undersecretary Castro to stop lecturing Filipinos how to stretch their budgets that are already stretched to the breaking point. Rather than setting what should be โenough,โ the Government must ensure that everyday Filipinos earn enough, either by taking less through taxes or giving more through wage increases. Trust will never be rebuilt by a Government that can justify a โฑ500 noche buena while blocking a โฑ200 wage hike,โ stated Mendoza.
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