Mayor Vico vows to assist ‘paluwagan’ scam victims
MANILA, Philippines — The Pasig City government will help victims of a “paluwagan” scam, Mayor Vico Sotto said yesterday.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Pasig City government will help victims of a “paluwagan” scam, Mayor Vico Sotto said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto has accused his opponent for the city’s mayoral post in next year’s elections of alleged connection with South Korean company Miru Systems, winner of the P18-billion automated counting machines contract that will be used in the 2025 midterm elections.
MANILA, Philippines — Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto dismissed a Pasig-based contracting firm's challenge to his mayoral bid as "very stupid," stressing that he is not politicizing the company's issues.
From No. 6 in 2019, Pasig City dropped to No. 9 in the 2024 Rankings of Highly Urbanized Cities under the Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index.
THE Pasig city government will start operating from its temporary building on September 16, according to Mayor Vico Sotto.
Vico Sotto has had the entire nation watching his relatively small city of Pasig, ever since he became its mayor in 2019. He came in as the fresh-faced, determined reformist who supplanted a dynasty that had ruled Pasig’s politics for three decades. It thrilled many Filipinos – not necessarily Pasigueños – when his administration, for instance, regularized more than half of City Hall employees, and imposed stringent checks on procurement processes.
A PASIG City regional trial court (RTC) yesterday denied the petition seeking the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the construction of the multi-billion new city hall project.
THE Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) yesterday slammed what it described as “politically motivated” attacks against Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto, Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas.
PASIG city mayor Vico Sotto yesterday shrugged off the graft complaint filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, noting the “interesting timing” when the case was lodged.