Pasig Residents React to Mayor Vico Sotto's *Unusual* Care Package
Vico Sotto is an unusual mayor, and unusual things can be expected to come from him. The contents of his relief packages are just some of them.
People on social media are having good fun inspecting the contents of Sotto’s COVID-19 care packages, which come with some surprising items, including tuyo, vitamin C, and Pepero. Pasig has been sending relief packages regularly since the start of the quarantine in March to areas that have a high concentration of COVID-19 cases.
Grabe ang ayuda!! Kompleto!! ????? @VicoSotto pic.twitter.com/DVrAURvWJC
— janelle ira (@iradmnhn) July 20, 2020
Salamat po Mayor @VicoSotto dami po Vitamin C at sa Peppero po hehe pic.twitter.com/Xb0KQdKP82
— ShEyRrYl (@Sherealshey) July 21, 2020
Relief packages distributed by local governments usually contain basic necessities such as rice, eggs, and canned goods, which typically cost P500 per package. But a single box of Pepero has a retail price of P130.
Sotto retweeted the Twitter post, explaining he thought of giving people more than the usual basic necessities so they would no longer leave their homes to buy them.
In the comments section of Sotto’s tweet, someone asked why Pasig seems to have a lot of cash.
In December 2019, Sotto revealed Pasig was able to curb corruption by making public biddings more transparent. He also significantly lowered the cap on bids without sacrificing quality of products and services. In his first five months in office, Pasig was able to save P150 million because of lower bid prices.
Then, in July 2020, Sotto reported Pasig was able to save P414 million because of transparency and lower pricing in bids.
The following are some reactions to Sotto’s care packages.
bakit ang daming pera ng pasig??
— jeff (@just_jeff__) July 20, 2020
Ang galing ng budgeting process niyo :)
You gave Pasig Supplemental Sap, purchased equipments for Covid, tapos you will give gadgets to students tapos well distributed food and many more :) :)— Shannen Calimag (@calimaggshannen) July 20, 2020ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW
Mayor thank u po ha . In my 23 yrs of existence now lang ako nakatanggap ng ayuda na may pepero ahah pic.twitter.com/exSI216rVX
— Scarlet???? (@Scarletbee8) July 20, 2020
May..
— Czar Spangled Banner (@speaksnow8) July 20, 2020
Pepero...
Hala, ano yung mga blue? Face masks?? OMG i want those!!!! Pati rin yung jacket ni Mayor na blue yung lagi niyang suot????
— Lance J. (@ilancethe2nd) July 20, 2020
This story originally appeared on Esquiremag.ph.
* Minor edits have been made by the Candymag.com editors.
