P500 Noche Buena is 'obviously false, gov't propaganda' - Ibon Foundation

MANILA, Philippines — An economic watchdog denounced the computation of the Department of Trade and Industry, which said that five hundred pesos can be enough for a basic Christmas Eve Noche Buena for a family with three members. Ibon Foundation said this pronouncement is “obviously false” and “a part of government propaganda.” DTI chief Cristina Roque had insisted that P500 would be enough for a basic Noche Buena like a cheap ham, macaroni salad and spaghetti. “Actually, in fact, for P500, you can buy ham … you can already make macaroni salad and spaghetti,” Roque had remarked over radio DZMM […]...

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