Senate President Vicente Sotto seems to be doing some damage control when he
agrees that the middle-income families should also be given help by the
government.
The call to have the middle class
earners to be included in the amelioration programs of the national government
as first floated by Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla.
he national government to expand its relief assistance to cover formal and
middle-income workers whose income has also been affected as the entire Luzon
remains under enhanced community quarantine.Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto (photo credit to owner) |
“Government assistance should cover ALL
those who are affected by the lockdown. (The) Government should strive to help
everyone whose sources of income and livelihood have been crippled by the
pandemic,” Sotto said.
“Even the middle-income
needs help. Nawalan din naman sila ng pagkakitaan, nabawasan din ang kanilang
source of income,” he added. (They too have no livelihood now, no source of
income)
The Senate President said that salary adjustments have been adopted by medium and small-medium enterprise (MSMEs) to stretch their financial resources amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“I totally agree that we
should help the poor deal with the current situation. But we should also
provide assistance to the other sectors of our society,” the senator said.
“They, too, are also
experiencing difficulties because of the work stoppage in all industries. (The)
Government should also extend a helping hand to them,” he added.
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