Topic: middle-class

Villar nag-sorry sa middle-class workers

Villar nag-sorry sa middle-class workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:25 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin si Sen. Cynthia Villar kung may nasaktan man sa kaniyang mga naging pahayag nang kuwestiyunin niya kung bakit tumatanggap ng ayuda mula sa gobyerno ang mga middle-class worker.   Read more »

DOF eyes P51-B program to help middle class families

DOF eyes P51-B program to help middle class families

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 02:17 AM

The Finance Department is proposing a P51-billion program to help middle-class families affected by the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis through wage subsidies for workers of micro small and medium enterprises. Read more »

Should middle class seethe over gov’t aid for poor during COVID-19 crisis?

Should middle class seethe over gov’t aid for poor during COVID-19 crisis?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 01:24 AM

The middle class is seen as generally more resilient and not needing “as much attention as the poor” during the COVID-19 crisis, said Jose Ramon Albert, senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, but noted that they, too, should get “palpable” assistance from the government. Read more »

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