Address poverty, Church prods APEC leaders

CHURCH leaders called on the heads of states and economic leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to include in their agenda concrete actions on how to effectively address the twin problem of hunger and poverty in the Philippines.

Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal Quevedo on Monday said that any claim of economic prosperity can be measured by the so-called “trickle down theory” which means that a growing economy should be felt by the grassroots level.