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JV Ejercito slams luxury vehicle convoy with ‘wangwang,’ escorts

July 07, 2022

Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday condemned a convoy of luxury vehicles that was unlawfully using sirens and escorts in a major highway in Metro Manila.

“Tell (me) if this is not abuse. BMW GS1250 as escort, Rolls Royce Culinan, and a Mercedes G63 for a back up! Itigil na ito!” he said in a tweet.

The lawmaker said only the President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Chief of the Philippine National Police should be entitled to sirens and escorts.

“Marami akong nakikita na mga negosyante, mga private citizens, na may mga escort. Doon ako nagngingitngit. Lahat naman tayo pantay-pantay. What gives them the privilege?” he said in an interview.

Ejercito said heavy traffic can never justify the unlawful use of sirens, more popularly known as “wang-wang,” and escorts along the country’s busiest thoroughfares.

“Lahat naman tayo nagmamadali. Ako rin ay nagmamadali minsan. Pero time management lang ‘yan. You have to live with it. Kinakailangan lang na tansyahin mo ang oras mo. What gives you the privilege na kinakailangan may pambully ka sa kalye para mauna ka, na nagwawang-wang ka? Sa akin, hindi acceptable ‘yan,” he said.

He said the political will is needed to empower traffic enforcers to pursue individuals and officials who commit these kinds of abuse.

“Trabaho na ng police ‘yan, ng enforcers at LTO. Meron namang batas diyan. Noong panahon ni PNoy, kahit papaano, sinama niya sa kanyang inaugural address na bawal ang wang-wang. Nawala talaga for six years,” he said.

“I think there is a Presidential Decree by (the late) President Marcos. Pag sinabi naman ni President BBM ‘yan, I think lahat naman susunod,” he added.

Ejercito was referring to Presidential Decree No. 96, which prohibits “the owner or possessor of any motor vehicle to use or attach to his vehicle any siren, bell, horn, whistle, or other similar gadgets that produce exceptionally loud or startling sound, including dome lights, blinkers and other similar signaling or flashing devices.”

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