Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (left) says former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas should just keep quiet while the government responds to the various issues facing the country.聽INQUIRER PHOTO/JOAN BONDOC
Former Interior Secretary Manuel 鈥淢ar鈥� Roxas鈥� should just keep quiet after the former trade secretary proposed to President Rodrigo Duterte ways to address soaring prices of rice, Malaca帽ang said Wednesday.
In an open letter on Facebook, Roxas, who lost to Duterte in the 2016 presidential elections, called for a 鈥渢imeout鈥� as the country suffered from the rising rice prices.
搁贰础顿:听Roxas proposes measures to stem soaring rice prices
Roxas said 鈥渙nly a massive and immediate additional supply of rice can bring down prices to affordable levels.鈥�
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he hasn鈥檛 personally seen the post of Roxas but said the former Aquino Cabinet member should just keep quiet.
鈥淗indi ko pa naririnig ang kanyang sinasabi, pero dahil sa kanyang karanasan doon sa Leyte ay mabuti pong manahimik na siyang muli,鈥� Roque said in an in interview with dzRH on Wednesday.
Roxas and the Aquino administration have been criticized for their handling of the aftermath of supertyphoon 鈥淵olanda鈥� in November 2013. /cbb
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