After taking public transport to get to work at the Palace earlier this month, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo hailed a tricycle in Bacolod City just to make it to the MassKara Festival last Friday.
In a text message, Panelo said he rode the tricycle because private vehicles were not allowed to enter certain streets because of the MassKara Festival.
Photos of him riding a green tricycle were shared with Malacanang reporters. He said he paid P10 for the brief ride.
“Walang private vehicle na makapasok. Nag-reroute ng traffic because of the MassKara Festival,” he explained.
In a Facebook post, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Panelo arrived in Bacolod City Friday afternoon. The Palace official was joined by Tourism Undersecretary for Legal and Special Concerns Edwin Enrile.
The city mayor said Enrile was President Duterte’s official representative to the MassKara Festival 2019.
On Oct. 11, Panelo made true his promise to commute alone from New Manila to Malacañang, after being challenged by militant groups following his controversial statement that there was no mass transport “crisis” in Metro Manila.
Panelo made four jeepney rides before riding a motorcycle to take him to Malacañang’s New Executive Building. He arrived at the Palace at 8:46 a.m. after a four-hour commute. (Argyll Geducos)
