Recently, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto slammed an unnamed former PBA player for cursing and screaming at City Hall staff as they distributed financial aid.
In a live Facebook session on Tuesday, Sotto said that the former player living in Pasig Green Park Village must have felt that cash assistance was too small and began to curse the staff.
In an interview of Mariz Umali of 24 Oras, Roger Yap who was the unnamed former PBA Player aired his side and clarified that he did not get angry with the city hall personnel,
“Ang problema lang kasi dinagdagan ‘yung kuwento. Ang dumating kay Mayor, nagmumura daw ako, nagwawala daw ako diyan.”
According to Yap, no cursing has happened rather he only told the city hall personnel that they were wrong to distribute food coupons instead of relief goods.
“Kasi kaya n’yo naman gumawa ng bahay-bahay nung Christmas at saka ‘tong PLP at saka ‘tong ngayon, bakit ngayon sa halagang 300 hindi n’yo makaya?”
On the other hand, the Pasig City Mayor can’t contain his disappointment on the alleged cursing at a personnel of the Pasig city government.
https://twitter.com/GarryDeLeon/status/1257959114052825088
“Merong isang instance, taga-Greenpark. Siguro naliitan dun sa ano pinapamigay. Alam ko naman may kaya ‘yung tao na ‘yun, dating PBA player… Minura-mura ‘yung team leader natin, bakit daw ganun lang ‘yung pinamimigay,” Sotto said.
Mayor Sotto aired his disbelief that some people have a sense of entitlement in this time of crisis.
“Yung sense of entitlement ng ibang tao, grabe talaga. Ito mga frontliners natin na nagpapagod, over beyond the call of duty tapos mumura-murahin ng taong ‘yun? Nagpipigil lang ako, gusto ko banggitin ‘yung pangalan niya eh.”
But Yap clarified that he and Sotto already talked to each other with the help of Mark Pingris, but still believes that he was the ‘victim’ in this said incident,
“Ok naman. Humingi rin naman siya ng pasensya sa akin. Pero syempre sa side ko, parang tapos na. Ang damage nangyari na,”
Because of this incident, netizens bashed the former PBA player on social media platforms.
https://twitter.com/supernova20204/status/1258001343643451392
I read one comment, so Roger Yap pala ang hunghang na nanigaw sa namimigay ng ayuda na frontliner sa Pasig !
— COACH(Comments Of A Certified Hobbyist) (@rmp03020410) May 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/roadto24th/status/1258442924389359616
I keep on seeing the Roger Yap issue. I hope it is already resolved.
— John Paul Manahan (ohai.social/@misterjpmanahan) (@misterjpmanahan) May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/JohnMayall2/status/1257665006729977856
Ooohh so si Roger Yap pala yung ex-PBA player.
— Tryx Coster (@TRYXeeeee) May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/sakuraocampo26/status/1258043013223206912?s=20
https://twitter.com/maryamjamela__/status/1257576843659472897?s=20
With the backlash that Roger received, he called them out to stop bashing him
“Sana ‘yung lahat ng mga humuhusga sa akin, sana tigilan n’yo na lang wag n’yo na ako i-bash, kasi sa akin naman, para naman sa lahat, hindi naman ‘yun para sa akin lang.”
