“Ang pork barrel ay isa lamang biik, ang dapat na mawala ay ang inahin kasi kung hindi…manganganak lang ito ng manganganak [The congressional pork barrel fund could be compared to a mere piglet, but the President’s fund is the sow that will keep giving birth to offspring].” – Leonor Briones, former national treasurer
Day: September 11, 2013
Labor decry ‘kaning baboy’ wage hike
KMU and Ibon research group said the P10 ($0.22) wage hike approved in Metro Manila is puny compared to what the workers’ families need to cope with price hikes; to what the wage needs to regain after decades-long erosion; and compared to the growth in labor productivity.