Tinio on Dole’s proposed 2027 budget: ‘Ayuda agency’

MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio criticized the gradual budget increase of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (Dole) assistance programs, saying it is becoming an “ayuda agency.” During the House of Representatives’ committee of appropriations’ hearing of the Dole’s budget for 2027, Tinio raised concern over the additional