JV urges Marcos to revive campaign vs. abusive use of 'wang-wang'

Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to revive the campaign against the abusive use of emergency vehicle sirens or "wang-wang."

Interviewed on Dobol B TV, Ejercito said there was already a law on the use of emergency sirens passed during the term of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and that it was decisively enforced during the time of the late President Benigno Aquino III.

"It's a matter of implementation," Ejercito said.

"Kaya nga sinabi ko sana ibalik ni PBBM (Marcos Jr) yun dahil nagawa noong panahon ni PNoy (President Aquino) yan. Kapag yan ay ipinag-utos ng Pangulo, magsalita lang siya niyan, that is policy already at lahat ay susunod," he added.

(That's why I said I hope PBBM will revive it because it was done during PNoy’s time. If the president speaks about it, that is already policy and all will follow.)

Ejercito said that some local officials and Cabinet members are abusing the use of "wang-wang."

For him, only the president, vice president, Senate president, House speaker, and chief justice should be allowed to use emergency vehicle sirens.

Add'l taxes

Meanwhile, in the same interview, Ejercito expressed opposition to the proposal to impose additional taxes, citing the health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The principal sponsor and author of the Universal Health Care Law, Ejercito also disagreed with the higher premium contributions of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) from its members.

For him, the government should let the people recover first from the impact of the pandemic. —KBK, GMA News