A PICK-UP carrying the campaign materials of mayoral candidate and former Cebu City mayor Alvin Garcia was intercepted by the Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) Saturday night.
The Toyota Hi-Lux pick-up, which used a red plate number (SCN 688), was carrying the sound system used by the Kugi Uswag Sugbu (Kusug) for a “pulong-pulong.”
A radio dyAB report said the vehicle was intercepted by Citom around midnight on Climaco St.
Garcia, in a phone interview, confirmed the pick-up truck was carrying his campaign materials, but clarified it is no longer a government-owned vehicle.
He said the truck is owned by one of his allies, Engr. Josefino Martel, who had bought it during a public auction.
No violation
Garcia added that the traffic officers could not impound the vehicle since it has valid and proper documents.
He also said the truck was not supposed to be intercepted because its driver had committed no moving violation.
“It was just parked, waiting for the sound system and microphone that were used in a ‘pulong-pulong.’ Citom had no right to intercept it,” he said.
An hour after the truck was intercepted, Garcia went to the office of Citom to present the vehicle’s documents, and the vehicle was then released. PDF
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