Cayetano, not Marcos, to blame for failed P10,000 aid – Palace

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday said Sen.

Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposed P10,000 cash assistance for every Filipino family failed to materialize because of the senator’s own shortcomings, rejecting his claim that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. blocked the proposal.

Palace remarks came after Cayetano’s claims that Marcos rejected his proposal to provide cash aid to all ...