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Senator Chiz Escudero called for a broader definition of indigency to grant more Filipinos access to government services, saying current standards are too narrow and fail to capture the realities faced by many households. In his podcast “Chiz Wiz! Usapang May Laman” aired over the weekend, Escudero noted that indigency is often equated with membership […]
A party-list lawmaker said the new minimum qualification to be classified as indigent should be either the minimum wage rate or the nontaxable income rate. Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said the current poverty limit, or the eligibility of indigent people, for availing of government charity social services is “too low.” “Raise the qualification […]