Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Friday, July 26, slammed the alleged advertising campaign that changed the street signs of Gil Puyat Avenue to "Gil Tulog" that caught the eye and ire of netizens.
(Photo from Publiko)
"It is unfortunate that the request for a permit for the so-called advertising campaign to change the street signs of Gil Puyat Avenue did not reach my office. Kung dumaan sa akin yan, rejected yan agad (If that had reached my office, that will immediately be rejected)," Binay said in a statement.
"The city officials who issued the permit should have exercised prudence. They should have been more thorough. Dapat inisip ang kaguluhan na maaaring idulot sa mga motorista at komyuter. At dapat ay binigyang halaga ang respeto sa pamilya at sa alaala ni dating Senate President Gil Puyat. I have already reprimanded these officials for this glaring oversight (The city officials who issued the permit should have exercised prudence. They should have been more thorough and thought of the chaos and confusion this may have caused motorists and commuters. They should have also respected the family and memory of our former Senate President Gil Puyat. I have already reprimanded these officials for this glaring oversight)," she added.
The mayor also apologized to the public and the family of the late senate president and ordered for the signs to be taken down immediately.