Romualdez cites need for 18th Congress to jive with President Duterte’s war vs poverty 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Charissa Luci-AtienzaThe 18th Congress is one with President Duterte’s war against poverty, Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez said Saturday. It is time now to focus more on the President’s war against poverty,” Romualdez, one of the frontrunners in the Speakership race, said in a statement. “The 18th Congress must step up to the plate. While, hailing the Duterte government’s success in reducing poverty, Romualdez cited the need to institutionalize programs and policies to ensure that poverty rate is cut down to just 14 percent by 2022.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 06, 2019 08:03 UTC