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Maybe people just want to make sure he wears a helmet when he’s on a motorcycle.

“Malacañang has appealed to government critics not to mock Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas who figured in a motorbicycle mishap while on a relief mission in Eastern Samar,” reports Genalyn D. Kabiling in Tempo.

The report noted: “A photograph of Roxas falling on his bike in Samar recently went viral on social media. Some netizens have reportedly ridiculed Roxas for alleged careless driving during a storm while others criticized the DILG chief for not wearing any helmet.”

READ: Viral: Mar Roxas falls off his motorcycle

Deputy Presidential Spokeswoman Abigail Valte defended Roxas, explaining he and other team members were forced to ride a motorcycle to reach Dolores town, where typhoon Ruby made its first landfall, last Sunday. She pointed out that the town was inaccessible due to fallen trees and other debris on the road, so the only means of transportation that could pass through was a motorcycle.

Valte told reporters, “Let’s not put malice into what happened. We’re just thankful Secretary Roxas didn’t get seriously hurt. Let’s just focus on what needs to be done.”

Photo: Europrean Pressphoto Agency (screengrab)

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