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#ProtectVico: Netizens, ilang celebs, idinepensa si Mayor Vico Sotto
The hashtag #ProtectVico trended globally on Twitter after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) summoned Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto for allegedly violating the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.
Netizens expressed strong support for Mayor Sotto, stating he was merely serving his constituents and questioning why the government was focusing on him amidst more critical issues like hunger.
Sotto was summoned for supposedly "disobeying national government policies" related to the Luzon-wide lockdown.
He had appealed to Malacañang if he could allow tricycles to operate in Pasig City, stating the law was not yet enacted when he made the appeal.
Many questioned the legality of the NBI's decision, with some suggesting it was a distraction from more pressing national concerns.
Celebrities and political figures also came out in support of the neophyte mayor.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is defending its investigation into Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for alleged violations of a memorandum suspending public transportation under the enhanced community quarantine.
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The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) described the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) summoning of Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto as a "useless political distraction" amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged the public and national officials not to politicize the issue surrounding his invitation to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged his constituents to focus on mutual help amid the COVID-19 crisis, rather than getting distracted by issues hurled against him.
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Senate President Tito Sotto III stated that the Bayanihan Heal as One Act, enacted on March 26, cannot be applied retroactively against Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto.
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