Binay apologizes to family of Gil Puyat following 'Gil Tulog' advertising controversy

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Binay apologizes to family of Gil Puyat following 'Gil Tulog' advertising controversy
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Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay apologized on Friday to the family of the late Senate President Gil Puyat after the street sign was renamed from Gil Puyat Ave. to Gil Tulog Ave. as part of a marketing ploy by an advertising agency.

“Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa ating mga kababayan at sa pamilya ni dating Senate President Puyat. These signs have been taken down on my instruction,” Binay said in a statement.

“It is unfortunate that the request for a permit for the so-called advertising campaign to change the street signs of Gil Puyat Avenue did not reach my office,” Binay said referring to the advertising campaign of a melatonin supplement brand.Binay also reprimanded city officials who issued the permit for the said advertisement.Binay pointed out that those city officials should have been “more thorough.

“Dapat inisip ang kaguluhan na maaaring idulot sa mga motorista at komyuter. At dapat ay binigyang halaga ang respeto sa pamilya at sa alaala ni dating Senate President Gil Puyat. I have already reprimanded these officials for this glaring oversight,” she said.Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco is a grant recipient and fellow of 2017 media fellowship program by Probe Media Foundation Inc. She is a graduate of Bachelor of Mass Communication from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila .

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