(UPDATES) SAN JUAN City Mayor Francis Zamora said City Ordinance 26 that requires aid donors in times of disasters to coordinate with the local government was not meant to disadvantage his political rivals.
SAN JUAN City Mayor Francis Zamora said City Ordinance 26 that requires aid donors in times of disasters to coordinate with the local government was not meant to disadvantage his political rivals.Zamora issued the statement after Sens. JV Ejercito and Jinggoy Estrada, both former San Juan city mayors, said the ordinance, whose violation carries a P5,000 penalty, was an abuse in leadership on the part of the incumbent mayor.
We are just informing them to coordinate with the local government,' he added.Zamora said that it was odd the two senators were complaining when the likes of House Speaker Martin Romualdez and donors from the private sector were coordinating with the city government in distributing relief goods for those affected by the typhoon.He added that he has no plans of revoking or amending the ordinance, noting it is for the safety of the residents during emergencies.
No Politics In Enforcing Ordinance
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