SIBLINGS Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito who both served as mayor of San Juan City have criticized the city’s new policy imposing penalty for those who will give “ayuda” to calamity victims without approval from the mayor’s office.
The two senators deplored that extending assistance to the people of San Juan could be tainted with politics and vindictiveness.
Estrada tagged as “ridiculous, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, whimsical, and capricious,” this order of San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora slapping fines on those who will help calamity victims without his (Zamora’s) permission.
“Where have you seen this that those want to help will be fined P5,000 if they will not pass through the Mayor’s Office to get permission,” said lamented.
For his part, Ejercito assailed as “unjustifiable and a clear abuse of power” penalizing those who wanted to help.
