ANGELES CITY – Residents from Barangay Anunas in this city on Thursday slammed mayorable wannabe Councilor Amos Rivera for ignoring their pleas for solicitation, even after several visits in his residential address and his headquarters for one week.
According to the residents and members of Lingap Apu Citizens from Barangay Anunas, they visited Rivera’s home on October 18, 19, and 21 to ask for financial, medical, and burial assistance but no one came out to meet them.
“Nakita namin nakaparada mga sasakyan sa garahe, pero walang lumabas para harapin kami. At nung balikan namin at natyempuhan namin na may tao pero nung nakausap namin, ang sabi sa City Hall kami pumunta para humingi ng tulong,” Benjamin Cubacub said in an interview.
Cubacub said that on October 25, they decided to visit Rivera’s headquarters located in a two-story building in Barangay Cutcut, to ask for help; however, the office was closed when they got there.
Benjamin Bondoc, one of the residents, said he has been visiting the office for a week but the office remained close to visitors who wish to seek medical and financial help.
“Bumalik po kami ulit dito nagbabasakali po kami baka magbukas po headquarters ng ating Councilor pero heto sarado pa rin po,” he added.
Another resident, Josie Diaz, said that after one week of unsuccessfully trying to find Rivera, they just decided to stop trying to seek help from him.
“Manyad ke sanang saup kaya uling tatagal yang Mayor, banta akit mi makananu ya mag serbisyo. Pero magisan ke mu pera kakabalik keng opisina na, e ala ne man,” Diaz added.
Gilda Henson, a mother, patiently waited for days at Councilor Rivera’s headquarters with the hope to solicit an aid for the hospitalization of her daughter, to no avail. The latter was nowhere to be found.
“Kahit maghintay pa po ako matagal dito, mahingan ko lang po sana ng pampagamot ng anak ko na kasalukuyang umiihi ng dugo para po sana kahit papaano mapa-check up ko siya, dahil sa pagkakaalam po namin tumutulong po siya sa aming nangangailangan,” Henson said, teary-eyed.
“Ini ba ing Bayung Angeles? Potang kailangan mung saup, ali me ahagilap?” Larry Blaza, also a resident in this city added.
Blaza was referring to Rivera’s group, “Bayung Angeles”, under which Rivera is running for city mayor.
“Minta kami keng city hall uling sabi na nitang akasabi ming staff ng Amos, karin kami munta, oneng alaya man palang opisina karin,” said Blaza.
PNN is open for Rivera’s side.
