Palace slammed for ‘downplaying’ crisis, worker ‘exclusion’ in committee

2026-03-23 - 11:01

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers representing the labor sector slammed on Monday the remarks of Malacañang’s remarks amid the oil price spike amid the Middle East conflict. Palace press officer Claire Castro echoed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s remarks that there is no oil “crisis” yet, but just a “price disruption.” ‘Gov’t should be in crisis mode’