Ni NOEL ABUEL
Pinuri ng ilang kongresista si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa utos nitong ipagbawal sa mga opisyales ng pamahalaan na gumamit ng sirena at blinkers sa kanilang mga sasakyan.
Nagkakaisa ang 7 kongresista na miyembro ng tinaguriang “Young Guns,” ng Kamara sa pahayag na suportado ng mga ito ang desisyon ng Pangulo.
Ayon kina PBA party list Reps. Migs Nograles; Ako Bicol party list Rep.Jil Bongalon; Taguig City Rep. Pammy Zamora; Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong; La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega; Zambales Rep. Jay Khonghun at Davao Oriental Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario, suportado ng mga ito ang Administrative Order (AO) No. 18 na nagbabawal sa lahat ng elected at appointed officials, maliban sa mga awtorisadong maaring gumamit nito, ang paggamit ng blinkers at sirens.
“This administrative order is very laudable, especially since we all know, and we have all not been oblivious to the fact that some of our government officials have indeed been abusing the use of these sirens and blinkers,” sabi ni House Deputy Majority Leader Nograles.
Sinabi naman ni House Assistant Majority Leader Bongalon na ang AO 18 ay nangangahulugan lamang na ang Pangulo ay nangunguna sa pamamagitan ng halimbawa sa lahat ng mga opisyal at empleyado ng gobyerno.
“President Marcos is sensitive enough to what our people on the ground feel whenever officials use these blinkers. Obviously, the President takes offense that some people in government have that some kind of privileged mentality. And he acted on it right away,” sabi nito.
“We’re on the right path. It may always be a cliché to invoke, rather repeatedly, the line no one is above the law, but in truth and in fact, that should always be the case,” sabi ni Zamora.
“Nobody is exempt from adhering to the laws of the land. As we have always declared: The law applies to all. We should take it from there. No exceptions,” dagdag nito.
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