Malacañang on Wednesday pooh-poohed the planned “Zero Remittance Day” protest by migrant Filipinos, saying similar actions in the past had no effect on the country’s economy.
“We experienced that in 2013 at the height of the PDAF [Priority Development Assistance Fund] or pork barrel issue and there were no reports that it had a negative effect,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. told reporters in Filipino.
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