THE Gil Tulog Avenue signs that replaced street signs along Gil Puyat Avenue for allegedly advertising campaign has been taken down by the city government.
In a statement Friday, Mayor Abby Binay apologized to the family of late Senate president Gil Puyat and said she had already reprimanded the city officials who greenlighted the said campaign.
“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,” the mayor said.
Binay said the city officials “who issued the permit should have exercised prudence” and “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 statement added.
“Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa ating mga kababayan at sa pamilya ni dating Senate President Puyat. These signs have been taken down on my instruction,” Binay added.
Videos of signages along Gil Puyat Avenue being replaced to “Gil Tulog” recently circulated on social media.
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