‘Economy of exclusion’ leaves out poor

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) took the government to task over “sluggish” implementation of laws in the country meant to close the gap between the poor and the wealthy.

CBCP President and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, reiterating the call of the Holy See, said that the people “should not support abet, encourage an economy of exclusion and inequality, as such economy kills.