“What the people of Mindanao need right now are food and other basic necessities. Restoring the for-export banana and coconut industries in the region would only result in continued hunger and poverty for the people there,” Labog said.
“Magdudulot din ito ng mas matinding pisikal na stress sa underpaid at overworked na ngang rank-and-file na mga manggagawa sa gobyerno, at magreresulta sa pagbabao ng produktibidad at morale nila,” paliwanag ni Gaite.