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Manny Castañeda slammed government critics.
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Manny Castañeda defended government against critics.
Veteran comedian and director Manny Castañeda took a swipe on those who ranted about the horrendous traffic in the metro during the weekend.
On his Facebook page, Castañeda, a known Duterte supporter, taunted critics as “mukhang tanga” for ranting about traffic even though the government had already informed them about it in advance.
“I ask… sino ngayon ang mukhang tanga?” he said.
Castañeda reiterated that people were already advised to expect heavy traffic that will be caused by the Manila staging of the 31st ASEAN Summit. He said the government already informed the public regarding road closures and has also declared holidays so not to worsen the forseened traffic.
“We have been informed or warned thru social media, tv, and print about the the heavy traffic that will ensue due to the Asean meeting. The road closure and rerouting have been made very clear to the public. Also, the duration of the ASEAN summit has been declared a non-working holiday and classes in all levels are suspended as well to keep us off the roads,” Castaneda wrote.
Malacanang last October 23 declared November 13 – 15 as special non-working holiday in NCR, Bulacan and Pampanga for the 3-day ASEAN Summit conferences.
But commuters and the general public still had an uproar on weekend due to the heavy traffic along EDSA, Skyway and major roads due to road closures to give way to ASEAN delegates.
“Yet, some people still disregarded the advisories and ventured out in areas that has already been declared “off limits”. As a result, they get stuck in traffic and rant like they have been unduly punished by the government for the inconvenience they endured, even to the point of violating traffic laws just to get through,” he added.
This weekend’s traffic was horrible with some people, including actress beauty queen Maria Isabel Lopez, had to violate traffic rules just to escape the heavy traffic.
Lopez’s misdemeanor, as reported, will cause the revocation of her driver’s license.
