“Lalahok ako sa SONA,” Nanay Agnes Payong of Brgy. Cupang, Muntinlupa affirmed.

Nanay Agnes is the chairperson for Gabriela Muntinlupa.

Along with Alyansa Damayan ng Mamamayan sa Muntinlupa (ADAMM), the groups held their local community protest actions in Harmony Ville, Brgy. Cupang and in Magdaong, Brgy. Poblacion to reverberate the calls for financial aid, housing rights, accountability on the ongoing health and socio-economic crisis.

To Nanay Agnes, their P150 budget before was enough to feed at least six members of the family; in the current situation that they upped their daily food budget to P200, it has not been sufficient.

According to her, the urban poor suffer upon shouldering the burden of persistent increase on the prices of food and basic commodities.

“Sa ating mga kananayan, dahil sila ang nagbubudget sa pamilya, hindi talaga mapagkasya ito lalo’t napakataas ng presyo ng bilihin at mababa naman ang sahod,” she pointed out.

While Nanay Agnes receives a P500 for social pension, it was also not enough for her healthcare needs including maintenance medicines and therapy.

“Sa dapat at kailangan, gawin ni Marcos Jr. ang mga ipapangako niyang kapakinabangan lalo na ang pagbabababa ng presyo ng bigas, pagtaas ng sahod ng mga manggagawa, at ayuda sa aming mga maralita,” she added.

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