Spokesman defends IC Mayor Mabilog’s Facebook post

In line with the city mayor’s Facebook post on weekend about the flooding that is happening in the city, the mayor’s spokesperson defended the said post on Tuesday, October 13.

“The post is valid as the city mayor, Jed Patrick Mabilog , personally observed and experienced the flooding in the city,” added Mr. Rey Delfin. The said Facebook post mentioned the Department of Public Works and Highways which caught the department’s attention.

“Paging DPWH – I dont think you are blind nor naive that you dont see the condition of the road. You dont need a letter because you yourselves pass through this highway – tagalogon ko para ma intiendehan sang tagalog nila nga regional director “tingnan mo ang bagong gawa mo na ninoy aquino diversion road sa area ng overpass, ang pinagyayabang ay sira sira at lubak lubak na ang kalye. Yung Barangay San Rafael na hindi binabaha noon, ginalaw nyo lang ang kalye binabaha na ngayon, huwag muna kayong magyabang dahil wala naman kayong talagang ipagyayabang!!! Sana huwag kayong manhid” – Mabilog account’s 1st post

“DISTRICT ENGINEER RODNEY GUSTILO ang drainage and street projects mo sa housing, navais mandurriao, sa plaza molo, san pedro, east baluarte, delgado, mabini, tanza bonifacio, sa rizal, sonalan, lopez jaena, lapaz, burgos jaro, simon ledesma, sooc, calajunan kag madamo nga iban pa, salamat sa madamo nga projects , galing gina BAHA tanan kung mag ulan.”- Mabilog account’s 2nd post

Delfin clarified that the said post wasn’t meant to put the DPWH and its Regional Director Engr. Edilberto Tayao and Engr. Rodney Gustilo of City District Engineering Office in shame. The said post, he added, was made just to call the department’s attention.

Engr. Rodney Gustilo says that it is unfair to blame the DPWH alone. He also admitted that the ongoing projects of the DPWH are one of the reasons for the flooding in the city. On the other hand, factors of the city being located below sea level, garbage thrown in the manhole, and the wrong disposal management of commercial establishments were being emphasized by the engineer as also one of the reasons for flooding.

Engr. Tayao also fathomed that he and Mayor Mabilog is not in conflict.

The Floodway Project taken at Barangay Buhang Bridge Jaro on Saturday.

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