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P500 noche buena? DTI chief urged to prove
Tempo
|November 30, 2025
Kamanggagawa Party-list Rep. Elijah “Eli” San Fernando has challenged Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque to prove her claim that a P500 budget is enough for a Filipino family’s noche buena.
Roque reportedly said that P500 could cover staples such as ham, macaroni salad, and spaghetti—fixtures of a traditional Christmas Eve feast—“depending on how many people are eating.”
This story is from the November 30, 2025 edition of Tempo.
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