#ProtectVico trended on Twitter right after the news broke about Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto getting summoned by the NBI for allegedly violating the new law granting President Rodrigo Duterte special powers to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even celebrities, politicians, and other personalities expressed their support on Twitter.
Here are some of them.
People are getting sick, people are hungry, people are tired, people are scared. The main focus should be on the true enemy right now, which is COVID-19. I pray everyone can work together & concentrate on what TRULY MATTERS – the well-being & protection of the Filipino people ??
— Anne Curtis-Smith (@annecurtissmith) April 1, 2020
Hindi ako nag mamarunong sa batas, pero sa opinyon ko, si Koko ang dapat ipatawag at hindi si Vico
— Angel Locsin (@143redangel) April 1, 2020
You have got to be kidding. Sa tindi ng problema sa #covid19… eto ang pinagkakaabalahan ninyo? Marami ang namamatay. Marami ang gutom. Focus on the real problem. Let the Mayor do his job. https://t.co/eB7ZvHTPxF
— Karen Davila (@iamkarendavila) April 1, 2020
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— rb (@ricoblanco) April 1, 2020
Si Vico Sotto talaga?! Bakit NBI? Ano meron? Eh yung iba? ? Nakakapanghina na minsan yung mga desisyon nyo.
— Jodi Sta.Maria (@JodiStaMaria) April 1, 2020
Like what?????!!!! Yoko na!!!! Ang hirap sa ph govt, pag gumawa ka ng mabuti sa kapwa mas nakakataas ang makakabangga mo, pag gumawa ka ng hindi mabuti kaming mga netizens lang ang kalaban mo at ang nakakataas ay ???? https://t.co/D3UmQZXy5K
— kim chiu (@prinsesachinita) April 1, 2020
Kung sino pa ang nag lilingkod ng tapat at totoong may pag mamahal sa kapwa yun pa talaga ang igigiit. Mas maraming walang hiya dyan. Yun ang istorbohohin nyo. Maging makatarungan naman. #ProtectVicoAtAllCost
— karla estrada (@Estrada21Karla) April 1, 2020
Alam mong nagre-resonate sa maraming tao ang isang public servant kapag hindi lang mga taga-syudad niya ang nagtatanggol sa kanya. Kahit hindi taga-Pasig, kahit hindi sila sakop ng mga relief ops o mobile palengke. Bec we know good governance when we see it. #ProtectVico
— Tonette, Tonette (@tonetjadaone) April 1, 2020
Puro kapunyetahan ang nangyayari sa paligid. Wag niyong ubusin ang pasensiya ng taong bayan.
— DJ Chacha (@mor1019chacha) April 1, 2020
Napaka putangina talaga ng gobyerno na ‘to. Babawi kami. Abangan niyo nga hayop kayo. #ProtectVico #ProtectMayorVico pic.twitter.com/B8oJAJqkmg
— Ping Medina (@PingMedina) April 1, 2020
Hopefully, when this is all over, we’ll have figured out if we stanned the right personalities, if we voted for the right officials, if we had our priorities straight before this insanity. If not… then… here’s hoping we have time to right our wrongs.
— Cesca Litton-Kalaw (@CheckLit) April 1, 2020
Wala silang mapag initan. Si mayor vico talaga? Kung sino pa may natutulong at maayos na sistema, siya pa kakasuhan? HANEP! Eh nasan na yung nagkalat ng virus sa makati med? So far kasi yun palang nagagawa niya. Ikalat ang virus. Mapapamura ka na lang pala talaga.
— Angelica Panganiban (@angelica_114) April 1, 2020
Hay, Ang baluktot ng sistema. Mapapamura ka nalang talaga.. ??♀️
— Devon Seron (@devonseron17) April 1, 2020
Paano nilabag ni Pasig City Mayor @VicoSotto ang batas na hindi pa batas? Ginamit ang mga improvised tricycle bago mag-March 18. Umapela, tinanggihan, at sumunod sa utos si Mayor Vico March 19. Naging batas ang Bayanihan to Act Heal as One Act (Special Powers Act) noong March 24.
— Kiko Pangilinan (@kikopangilinan) April 1, 2020
NBI will be well advised to be cautious in their interpretation of the law I principally authored. Any so called violation of RA 11469 can’t be retroactive!
— Tito Sotto (@sotto_tito) April 1, 2020
Unahin si Koko, wag si Vico. No apologies with this tweet, nakakagago na eh.
— Dr. Gia Sison (@giasison) April 1, 2020
Andaming kailangang bigyan ng solusyon: nagkakasakit na health workers, mga nagugutom. Why hostile attention to well-performing leaders like Vico?
The Bayanihan Law cannot be applied retroactively, & doesn’t suspend the right to dissent or express views.
May na-insecure ba?
— risa hontiveros (@risahontiveros) April 1, 2020
As far as we are concerned, Mayor @VicoSotto has always prioritized his constituencies welfare at all times. In fact, he has best practices that other LGUs started to emulate nationwide. His ideas make sense.
— Joel Villanueva (@senatorjoelv) April 1, 2020
Dear @VicoSotto. We, the people, who make this country what it is, stand by you. Governments run countries, not define them. We are hopeful and proud to know that part of our future is in the hands of someone not trying to fit in, but to stand out by doing what is right.
— Gabriel Valenciano (@gabvalenciano) April 1, 2020
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