#DSWDfail

IN a country that knows of how one First Lady had once upon a time hidden the poor from view of international visitors, it was no surprise that we heard of how they were hidden – yet again – for Pope Francis’ visit in 2015.

Of course we are being told by government that bringing homeless families to a Batangas resort was not at all about hiding the poor from the Pope, as it was about protecting the poor on the one hand, and orienting them on the conditional cash transfer program of government on the other.