Sara Duterte rejects DTI’s P500 Noche Buena budget

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte disputed the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) assertion that P500 is enough for a complete Noche Buena meal for a Filipino family of four. According to Duterte, the DTI’s claim is false as the assistance her office provides to beneficiaries alone—which she said consists only of spaghetti