Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Believes P500 Not Enough for
Noche Buena
SARA DUTERTE
– The Vice President flaunted the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Christmas Package worth P2100 which includes spaghetti and salad packs.
Now that the Christmas holidays are fast approaching, many parents and breadwinners of their family are once again faced with the challenge of budgeting the income for the celebrations most especially for the food. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) previously claimed that P500 is allegedly enough for
noche buena.
📸: Manila Bulletin
DTI Secretary Christina Roque insisted that a P500 budget for
noche buena
is possible
for a family of four (4). The DTI Chief also backed her claim by posting the price list of the agency about the grocery items usually bought for the celebration.
Meron na po itong Christmas ham na PHP170. And then yung spaghetti, which is the spaghetti noodles and spaghetti sauce, so the noodles is PHP30 and PHP48.50 for the sauce so a total of PHP78.50 for the spaghetti,”
Roque said.
📸: PEP
The claim of DTI Secretary Christina Roque earned criticisms online while others agreed with Roque that P500 is enough for a
noche buena
celebration. Actress and Quezon City councilor
Aiko Melendez is one of those who believes that P500 is not enough for
noche buena
saying that you can allegedly buy
quezo de bola
but with the size of a marble.
Photo Source: @aikomelendez IG
Some government officials also reacted to the claim of the DTI Secretary. Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte joined the call that P500 is allegedly not enough for the
noche buena
celebration.
noche buena
celebration. According to her, the said amount is supposedly not enough for the celebration for a long time now.
“Hindi totoo na kasya na ang Noche Buena sa P500. Matagal na na hindi kasya ang P500 pesos para sa Noche Buena ng pamilya,”
she said.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also flaunted the OVP Christmas Package. Based on the
post
, she revealed that her office is giving away a Christmas Package worth P2100 and they include items for cooking spaghetti and salad.
“In fact, ’yung sa amin na pinamimigay kapag Pasko, nasa 2,100 na ‘yun. Ano ’yun, spaghetti and ’yung salad pack,”
the Vice President added.
Malacañang press officer undersecretary Claire Castro previously supported the claim of DTI Sec. Christina Roque saying it really depends on the strategy for budgeting. Davao Congressman
Paolo Duterte slammed Malacañang for supporting the P500
noche buena
budget