A convoy of vehicles gets away with a traffic violation by name dropping Senator Bong Revilla.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/exclusive-bus-lane-mess-convoy-drops-bong-revilla-name-escape-traffic-ticket/
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00:00 A convoy of vehicles gets away with a traffic violation by name-dropping Senator Bong Revilla.
00:06 DZBB reports Metropolitan Manila Development Authority traffic enforcers apprehend the
00:11 convoy of a senator on the exclusive ETSA bus lane.
00:14 MMDA executive Bong Nebrija says Revilla was inside one of the vehicles.
00:19 MMDA personnel decided to let the vehicle go after the driver claimed it was Revilla's
00:23 car.
00:24 Revilla refutes the allegations and says he was in Cavite during the incident.
00:28 Following Revilla's denial, Nebrija recants and apologizes to the senator.
00:32 The MMDA also places Nebrija under preventive suspension.
00:36 CCTV footage reveals the flagged vehicle had a protocol plate reserved for high-ranking
00:41 officials.
00:42 The driver should have been fined P5,000.
00:45 Only the President and Vice President, House and Senate leaders, and the Supreme Court
00:48 Chief Justice are allowed to use the ETSA bus lane.
00:51 (gentle music)