President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave an order to all government departments and agencies to save money for food, fuel and rice subsidies for the poorest of the poor.
She ordered all state agencies including the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the PNPA to spearhead the “belt-tightening measures” that would allow the government to provide incentives to help the private sector to generate jobs, and rescue the poor by providing them subsidies on food, fuel, and rice. (PNA)
