BOTH netizens and local celebrities backed Pasic City mayor Vico Sotto after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced that they are summoning him for allegedly “disobeying national government policies.”
Referring to Sotto’s move to allow tricycle drivers to operate in the city of Pasig even during the community quarantine, the NBI claimed that the young politician violated the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act.
The NBI’s action sparked outrage among netizens on Twitter, making #ProtectVico the most talked-about-topic worldwide.
Meanwhile, some of the biggest celebrities showed their support for the 31-year-old local leader while some expressed their dismay over the action made by the government.
Here are some of the celebrities with their lamentations (published as is):
“Si Vico Sotto talaga?! Bakit NBI? Ano meron? Eh yung iba? Nakakapanghina na minsan yung mga desisyon nyo.” – Jodi Sta. Maria
“Hindi ako nag mamarunong sa batas, pero sa opinyon ko, si Koko ang dapat ipatawag at hindi si Vico.” – Angel Locsin
“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 (mouth-zip eojis)” – Kim Chiu
“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
“Busy po siya. Bakit hindi nalang si Senator Koko Pimentel ang ipatawag ninyo? Or yung isang Mayor, marami daw po kasi naghahanap sakanya” – Janine Gutierrez
“This pandemic showed us how unbelievably embarrassing our government is. Please. Vote wisely next time.” – Janella Salvador
“Hay, Ang baluktot ng sistema. Mapapamura ka nalang talaga..” – Devon Seron
“Like, seriously? Is it because he makes everyone else look bad at their supposed job?! Unbelievable. Pwede ba kayong magpaka busy sa ibang bagay?! Busy si Mayor. Tantanan nyo naman sya, please! Dami pa nyang gagawin. #OnlyInThePhils #ProtectVico” – Zsa Zsa Padilla
A few hours after #ProtectVico made it to the top trending topic on Twitter worldwide, the NBI said they would also summon Senator Koko Pimentel for an investigation regarding his alleged breach of quarantine protocols.(Push)
