(Eagle News) — Gabriela party-list Rep. Emmi de Jesus slammed the looming appointment of Army chief Lieutenant General Rolando Bautista as Social Welfare secretary, saying, among others, that the delivery of social protection programs “will be further militarized.” In a statement, she said the conditional cash transfer program of 4Ps will also “be further aligned to counterinsurgency operations that terrorize poor communities.” “With a retiring Army chief and ground commander of the destruction of Marawi as […]
