Malacañang scored the Makabayan bloc in Congress, calling the group “anti-government” for criticizing the Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCT) which the official said is “pro-poor.”

“I wonder why they don’t agree. Maybe one of the reasons why is because the Makabayan bloc has always been anti-government. We are able to help many of our countrymen,” Palace spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in an interview over state-run Radyo ng Bayan.

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