Use P19B as cash aidBayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite also said the gag order on Parlade and Badoy was “just damage control, too late, too soft.”“Their Red-tagging days must be put to an end. Rechannel the P19-billion funds of the NTF-Elcac to cash aid for the poor,” Gaite said on Twitter. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., who also chairs the NTF-Elcac, has issued a gag order on Parlade and Badoy following their controversial and reckless comments against organizers of community pantries. “The pantries are a big help because these ensure that communities are able to eat at least once a day,” Robredo said. “But it’s being vilified by many, for which I don’t understand.”In particular, she called out Parlade and Badoy, for “wasting their time” trying to demonize a grassroots movement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 25, 2021 20:48 UTC