Palace reminds all public officials: We have a no wang-wang policy

Malacañang on Sunday reminded elected and appointed government officials that the “no wang-wang” policy stands, in light of the recent altercation between Makati mayor Jun Jun Binay and the private security of an exclusive subdivision.

“Kailangan pong magkaroon ng ganap na pag-unawa doon sa lahat ng kaganapan hinggil po sa insidenteng ‘yan. Ang masasabi ko lang po ay patuloy ang commitment ng administrasyon ng Pangulong Aquino sa matuwid na daan at ‘yung walang wang-wang na patakaran,” Communications Secretary Hermino Colomo Jr. said in an interview aired over state-run dzRB.

Coloma added that the rule should apply to both elected and appointed officials.

“At ang pag-asa po natin ay makiisa dito ang lahat ng mga opisyal na halal o hinirang man dahil ito po ay magandang patakaran para sa mga lingkod-bayan,” he said.

Coloma made the comments following the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s report last Thursday that Binay ordered the arrest of three security guards of the posh Dasmarinas village last November 30 after they supposedly prevented his convoy from passing through a restricted gate.

The mayor's sister, Senator Nancy Binay, was also in one of the vehicles, the Inquirer report said.

The report quoted Makati City Police chief Senior Supt. Manuel Lukban as saying that the three security guards were brought to the police headquarters "to verify if the permits of their firearms were in order." — Patricia Denise Chiu/BM, GMA News