Del Mars remove faces from buses

Brown plaster has been used to cover the images of north district Rep. Rachel “Cutie” del Mar of Cebu City’s north district and that of her father and predecessor, Raul,  painted on buses that they earlier distributed to 46 barangays in their district.

Rep. Del Mar said the move was in compliance with President Benigno Aquino III’s memorandum for the removal of politicians’ faces and names on government projects and vehicles.

“I just wanted to make sure that I do my part to follow the President’s directive,” she said.

So far the plaster only covered their eyes, nose and lips.

Their family name Del Mar on the phrase “Serbisyo Del Mar” was also covered with plaster.

Rep. Del Mar said they started the removal of their faces and family names on the bus assigned to barangay Lusaran.

“If the work is not well done, then we just have to come up with a new design for the buses,” she said.

Rep. Tomas Osmeña of the city’s south district said says he has no problem if his photo is removed from the  buses he gave to mountain barangays.

“It’s all right. I did not ask them to put my picture there anyway,” Osmeña said.

Osmeña, however, said the   videoke sets and chairs he gave were not covered by the Aquino’s directive.

“Those are from my personal money so I don’t think they’re included.” /Edison A. Delos Angeles, Correspondent