After being labeled as a communist group, Anakbayan on Thursday, June 29, backfired on newly appointed Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon.

Newly appointed Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)

Gadon tagged the progressive youth group as a “communist group” in an interview with ANC.

He "deserves" the Supreme Court's decision to disbar him, according to Anakbayan national spokesperson Kate Almenzo in response to Gadon's claims.

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“Walang integridad itong si Gadon! Sa pamamagitan ng pagbubunganga niya at pagsisinungaling sa harap ng mamamayan, pinakita niya lang na wala siyang integridad at deserve niyang ma-disbar (Gadon has no integrity by talking non-sense and lying in front of citizens, that only shows he has no integrity and he really deserve to be debarred)," Almenzo said.

The group emphasized the “unwillingness” of the current administration to address the economic crisis by appointing Gadon as the new anti-poverty czar.

"Nilalantad niyang tulad ng amo niyang si Marcos Jr., wala siyang kahit anong interes na tulungan ang mamamayan at sa halip ay isa siya sa nangunguna sa pagsupil sa kanila [He only exposed that like, Marcos Jr. (Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.), he has no interest in helping the citizens, but instead, he is one of the people leading the repression toward them],” Almenzo stated.
“Gadon should beware of his words,” Almenzo said in Filipino, adding that “he only shows that he does not deserve to be appointed in a position that distributed allowances toward the poor.”

The Anakbayan spokesperson also insisted that Marcos Jr. does not need a poverty alleviation adviser, if he listened to citizens' appeal on the family living wage, dumping regional wage boards, and a much higher budget on community services, instead on sticking to a “band-aid solution.” (Sonny Daanoy)