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MANILA - Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday acknowledged online criticisms over her decision not to suspend classes in the city despite heavy rains.
In a Facebook post, Belmonte said she could have asked Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office chief Michael Marasigan more probing questions about the weather forecast before making the decision not to suspend classes before 4 a.m.
"To all my bashers, this time I welcome all the hate and the vileness of your messages. I truly deserve it...I bow to you and I admit to my weaknesses and shortcomings in this situation," said Belmonte, who made the announcement on behalf of Mayor Herbert Bautista.
In an earlier Facebook post, the vice-mayor said she and Marasigan had been up all night monitoring the weather forecast in order to make an informed decision about the class suspension. The local government had earlier said it will announce its decision whether or not to suspend classes by 4 a.m., based on the latest PAGASA advisory.
Belmonte later revised her post and addressed it to "concerned citizens."
"I expect we will be bashed to death later by the public, simply because one cannot please everyone. Earlier Myke (DRRMO's Michael Marasigan) asked me if we should just be politicians - declare no classes like everybody else - then go to bed and sleep soundly. But later we decided that even if we risk our careers, we need to, in good faith, try to do the right thing," she said in an interview on radio DZMM.
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Netizens earlier took to social media to air their complaints on the official announcement that classes are not suspended in Quezon City while other cities have already suspended classes.
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Meanwhile, some residents are looking for Mayor Herbert Bautista, who is on a trip to Yokohama, Japan until Friday as a panel speaker at the 9th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific and designated Belmonte to be the acting mayor from July 24-28.
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Netizens earlier took to social media to air their complaints on the official announcement that classes are not suspended in Quezon City while other cities have already suspended classes.
Most of Metro Manila and nearby provinces have announced suspension of classes due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Gorio.
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