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Poe says unemployment, health care and education missing in Duterte's final SONA
Senator Grace Poe expected President Rodrigo Duterte's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) to include specific plans for pandemic-hit families and workers, health frontliners, and children facing learning challenges.
Poe stated that the SONA failed to assure Filipinos about future jobs and food security, expressing that the nation is tired and hungry.
She also noted that Filipinos were looking forward to hearing about the government's plans for another round of cash assistance.
Poe mentioned that previous financial aid was only enough for about two months, while the pandemic has lasted much longer.
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