"It is absolutely tasteless for Aquino to have made use of the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people in the grave government-made humanitarian crisis in Zamboanga, as well as the millions affected by the recent disasters in the country to make a pitch for the presidential pork when in the first place his government has alloted a measly P7 billion for disaster response and has made no efforts at disaster prevention and preparedness," pointed out the CPP.
"Walang kaabog-abog si Aquino na ginamit niya ang pagdurusa ng daan libong mamamayan sa humanitarian crisis na nilikha ng kanyang gubyerno sa Zamboanga, maging sa milyun-milyong apektado ng nagdaang mga sakuna sa bansa para bigyang-matwid ang kanyang pork barrel gayong ang badyet na inilaan ng kanyang gubyerno ay pipitong bilyon lamang para sa pagtugon sa sakuna at walang ginagawa sa paghadlang at paghahanda sa sakuna," pagdidiin ng PKP.