Solon asks gov’t to address latest study on food inflation
SENIOR Citizen Partylist Rep. Ompong Ordanes has said food and job security should be at the forefront of government efforts.
“While most of the seniors no longer work a huge portion of this population rely on their relatives particularly their children for support. Ensuring job stability will likewise be a continuing lifeline to us Senior Citizens through our children,” Ordanes said.
Recent estimates puts the senior citizen population at around ten percent.
“As far as power is concerned we look at the stability of this sector as a catalyst for growth thus demonizing this sector only adds to more problems instead of creating needed solutions,” Ordanes remarked.
Octa Reaserch a local polling firm recently revealed that food inflation has topped Filipino’s main concern amidst surging food prices all over the country.
While controlling the price of food, basic services, and having easier access to the same and creating more jobs accounted for the top national concerns at the end of the spectrum the cost of power was the least of the concerns landing at the last two in the list.
Bienvenido Oplas, Jr., an economist and President of Minimal Govt Thinkers a socio – economic think tank said government should take advantage of the situation while citizens are not focused on power costs.
“It is high time for the BBM administration to put its focus on enticing more investments and encouraging the big ticket players to continue investing not only in generation but transmission and distribution as well,” Oplas said.
“Since food inflation is the main concern of the people while electricity and transport inflation is not so much, government particularly congress should focus on expanding power supply, not price control or price investigations or franchise harassment,” he added.
