Congressional spouses ‘wag agaw-eksena sa SONA

Pinaalalahanan ng Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines ang mga mambabatas at ang kanilang mga asawa na dadalo sa State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ngayong araw na ‘wag nang magpabonggahan sa kanilang kasuotan.

Sa isang pahayag, idiniin ng samahan ng mga manggagawa na ang SONA ay hindi “fashion show” o “dress rehearsal” kundi isang okasyon na dinisenyo para sa general public.

“We are calling out on our lawmakers— senators, congressmen and their spouses— to wear modest clothes and simple wardrobes,” ani ALU-TUCP spokesperson Alan Tanjusay.

“The SONA is not an ostentatious fashion show or a dress rehearsal. This day is more of people wanting to know the situation of our country, and what the President plans to do about it, please don’t steal the show from them,” aniya.

Sinabi ni Tanjusay na sa panahon ng kahirapan, ang anomang pagsuot ng designer clothes at mamahaling alahas ay nakakainsulto sa publiko nanaghihirap, nagugutom, at nagdurusa.

Samantala, sinabi ng ALU-TUCP na “very crucial” sa mamamayan ang ikatlong SONA ni Pangulong Duterte sa harap ng nararansang krisis sa ekonomiya dahil sa mataas na inflation at mababang suweldo.

“Workers and their families are expecting Duterte to lay down his plans and strategies that would bring economic relief to the prevailing economic gloom that workers and their families are facing due to incredibly rising prices of food and services, falling value of their wages, worsening quality of jobs, joblessness, jobs without security of tenure brought by widespread contractualization practice and unsafe workplaces,” ani Tanjusay.