Binay camp hits Peña for scrapping shuttle service for MRT riders

ACTING Makati City Mayor Romulo “Kid” Peña Jr. is acting like a “dictator,” defying a city council’s order that approved the free shuttle service for MRT riders in Makati City, the camp of suspended Mayor Junjun Binay said on Monday.

Binay’s spokesman, Joey Salgado, said the decision to suspend the free shuttle service for MRT passengers was proof that the Liberal Party (LP) leadership was “insensitive” and incompetent (palpak). Peña is an LP member.

“Malaking porsyento ng mga pasahero ng MRT ay nagtatrabaho sa Makati. Nag-aambag sila sa local economy. Itinuturing namin silang constituents kaya nagdesisyon si Mayor Junjun Binay na magbigay ng libreng sakay para makatulong,” Salgado said in a statement.

He said the Department of Transportation and Communications being headed by Secretary Joseph Abaya, a ranking LP officer, tried to stop the service when it was first implemented.

“Now, the Vice Mayor who is an LP member has shut down the service simply because it was initiated by a Binay. Malinaw na agenda nila na pigilan ang mga Binay na tumulong,” the spokesman said.

“Paalala namin kay Vice Mayor Peña, ang pagbibigay ng libreng sakay ay aprubado ng City Council. Ito ay may ordinansa. Ang trabaho nya bilang executive ay ipatupad ang anumang ordinansa na aprubado ng City Council.”

“Parang asal diktador na si Vice Mayor at pati City Council ay hindi nya susundin. To repeat, the job of the executive is to implement ordinances approved by the City Council. He is a vice mayor so he should know that,” Salgado added.

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