Mayor Vico Sotto over allegations of NBI: “wala pong masyadong sense”

Mayor Vico Sotto gave his official statement regarding the NBI allegations on violating the Bayanihan We Heal as One Act, claiming the allegations “wala pong masyadong sense.”

Mayor Sotto started his statement by introducing an incident he described as weird. “Nakapagtataka bago pa dumating yung sulat, may member of the media na agad na nagtatanong tungkol dun sa sulat.” Ahead of receiving the letter from NBI, Sotto was already asked by media regarding the allegations.

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In his defense, he recalled the promulgation and enactment of the Bayanihan We Heal as One Act last March 24, 2020 which is almost a week after his announcement regarding the tricycle issue last March 18, 2020.

“From the start of the community quarantine and all its variations, we have fully complied will all directives from the national government, 100% we have complied. Pangalawa, kung meron silang issue sa tricycle, March 19 po yung issue sa tricycle, the Bayanihan We Heal as One act was enacted March 24. So, wala po msyadong sense. Baka hindi po nila nakita kung anong date siya naenact” mouths Mayor Vico.

Mayor Sotto presented these facts concluded, “malinaw naman po na wala kaming ginawang paglabag sa batas na iyon. In fact, it didn’t even exist during the time of the issue.”

WATCH: Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on the letter he received from the NBI, alleging he violated the “Bayanihan We Heal as One Act.” | via @mavgonzales pic.twitter.com/chiGkRosa9

— GMA News (@gmanews) April 1, 2020

Digging deep into the allegations, he adds “even if we talk about that issue, di naman masama magbigay ng opinion eh. Ako po’y nanawagan ng panahon na yun, March 18. Pero kahit po ako’y nagbigay ng opinion ko, di naman po illegal, di naman po iyon bawal. At kung ano man po ang naging sagot nila, nirespeto ko po at sumunod ang Pasig city sa lahat ng direktiba ng nasyunal na pamahalaan.”

(Photo source: Twitter – @gmanews / Instagram – @solidvico)