'They're not criminals': Vico Sotto backs arrested workers in labor strike

What happened?

The strike and the arrests took place on Saturday, November 9. According to Sotto, the food company outsourced security personnel to disperse the strike, leading to an explosion of violence. The mayor said he saw videos of the private security personnel kicking workmen"as they lay on the ground.": 20 workers; 2 members of another labor organization; and as Sotto recounted, a tricycle driver who only came to the scene as a bystander.

The workers were charged with physical injury, resistance and disobedience, as well as alarm and scandal. Sotto said he asked Regent's bosses, Irwin See and Susan See, to drop the charges against the 23. Sotto said he was informed on Saturday, November 16, that the companyThe Pasig Mayor fumed at the company's reasoning, saying it was"easy to say as multimillionaires who will eat [three times] a day no matter what happens here; while the people they have sued have recently lost their main source of income and are now even torn away from their families.

"In view of the foregoing, I will do everything within my power to help these 23 regain [and] maintain their liberty. 12 of them have already posted bail . Yesterday, [Saturday] afternoon, I talked to the 11 still inside, and assured them that I will personally make sure that they are out on bail by Monday," Sotto said.for attempting to stop a labor strike, stressing to one of its factory administrators that organizing strikes was"their right as stated by law.

ohnopaige With VicoSotto, I remembered the true meaning of constituent. Maraming salamat, Mayor! lipatnaakosapasig

Paano iyan ching chong ang may ari

ang galing lang ni sir vico. sana all.

Why show up to protest, just don't show up at work.

Ito ang tunay na mayor, low profile. Walang dalang camera sa bawat galaw! We love u Vico khit di ako taga Pasig!

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tama nman sya eh.. bkit ung mga nag rally sa govt. walang kaso, tpos sila kinasuhan.. bullshitcompanypolicy

Thank you for helping the common Juan dela Cruz. More power, Mayor. My prayers to your crusade to make Pasig City good.

Go Vicco, sana huwag tumulad sa uncle na senador.

helIobanqsie It is prudent to hear the side of Regent Foods Corporation, their own words before passing judgement.

Lahi jud ni siya.. unta maintain gihapon imong vision ug dili ma lason sa ubang dimunyung politicians

Go Vico!

Yan ang mayor namin. Nakakaproud👏👏👏 Pasigueño

May lahing Sotto ba talaga yan? Impossible! 😝

WE STAN SO HARD ISKO COULD NEVERRR

Sana all - lalo na sa Taguig kung saan meron din factory ang Regent at ag strike din mga manggagawa. Mayor Lino Cayetano, baka naman.... o baka naman iintayin mo pa sasabihin ni kuya Alan?

Sana dumami pa ang mga katulad mong politician Mayor. 👏

Kaya mahal kita eh char 😂😂

Fave mayor

Mayor Vico huwag ka gagaya dun sa makitid na duterte wannabe yorme ng Maynila.

So?

POWER TRIPPER and HITLER si VicoSotto 👎

The Best ka talaga Mayor. You are Really guided ng nasa Itaas. 🙏

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