Some 22 tricycle drivers and their partners tied the knot in Pasig City's first ever mass wedding for the city's Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations (TODAs) on Monday, Sept. 18.
The "Kasalang TODA" was proposed and organized by the 11th City Council as a special event for members of the city's TODAs, shouldering the expenses for the ceremonies which included the catering services after the wedding.
The wedding proper was held on Monday morning at the Pasig Sports Center attended by the couples' friends and families.
Mayor Vico Sotto officiated the wedding and was also a signatory to the marriage contracts of the couples.
Vice Mayor Robert "Dodot" Jaworski Jr., Councilors Eric Gonzales, Kiko Rustia, Simon Romulo-Tantoco, Maro Martires, Angelu De Leon, Quin Cruz, Corie Raymundo, Pao Santiago, and Volta Delos Santos, along with Shalani Romulo, wife of Rep. Roman Romulo, served as the couples' wedding sponsors.
Councilor Cruz, who is also the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Mobility, said the city government aims to organize more mass weddings because they "help renew and strengthen the unions of couples and families."
Jaworski congratulated the newly wedded couples, and advised them to give equal respect to their partners and to inspire each other.
The city councilors also reminded the couples to put God and their family first and remain committed to their relationship.