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It’s probably wishful thinking.
“Malacañang on Saturday, March 14, expressed hope that public services in the Makati City Hall will normalize by Monday following reports of delays in the delivery of public services as Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay continues to stay inside the Makati City Hall following the six-month preventive suspension order of the Office of the Ombudsman,” reports Madel Sabater-Namit in Manila Bulletin.
The report noted: “Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte cited reports that there have been delays in court hearings as well as business transactions and services at the Makati City hall because Binay’s supporters formed barricades around the building.”
Valte was quoted as saying, “The feedback from our lawyer colleagues was that there had been no hearings Friday because of the huge crowd in the city hall. It’s a very clear-cut situation and we’re hoping that it will not be aggravated.”
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be serving the suspension order on Mayor Binay tomorrow.
Photo: Albert Calvelo, Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau (PRIB)
