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‘Quiet lang daw’: What happened when Vico Sotto looked for biko at Pasig market

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/05/16/20190514-vico-sotto-proclamation-gc-1688.jpg"/><figcaption>Pasig city mayoral candidate, Vico Sotto waiting at the session hall of the Pasig City hall on May 14, 2019. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Was there a ban on selling biko in Pasig City during the election campaign season in relation to the candidacy of mayoral challenger and now-winner Vico Sotto?</p><p>Vico’s father, screen veteran Vic Sotto, claimed that was the case — a “petty” move supposedly from the Eusebio-led city hall, which he said was motivated by the similar sounds of the Pinoy-favorite rice cake and his son’s name.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-uALgD_G72Y?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Vico, a first-term councilor, sought to topple the 27-year rule of the Eusebios in Pasig by going against reelectionist Bobby Eusebio — a successful undertaking that’s been likened to the Biblical David and Goliath.</p><p>The public information office of Pasig denied there was any formal order concerning the selling of biko, but Vico, reacting to a “TV Patrol” report on Wednesday, appeared to lend credence to the speculation with his own anecdote.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl"><a href="https://twitter.com/jhayzon88?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jhayzon88</a> Nung nasa palengke ako nung kampanya, may lumapit sa kin, pakyawin ko daw biko niya.<br/><br/>Sabi ko, Ate wala ka naman dalang biko, sapin-sapin yan eh!<br/><br/>Yun pala nasa ilalim ng bilao, quiet lang daw.<br/><br/>So hindi ko alam kung bawal talaga o natatakot lang sila. Pero ayun.</p>— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) <a href="https://twitter.com/VicoSotto/status/1128628776126930944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>“Nung nasa palengke ako nung kampanya, may lumapit sa ‘kin, pakyawin ko daw biko niya,” he tweeted to a follower who asked him to confirm the alleged ban on biko.</p><p>“Sabi ko, ‘Ate wala ka naman dalang biko, sapin-sapin yan eh!’ Yun pala nasa ilalim ng bilao, quiet lang daw. So hindi ko alam kung bawal talaga o natatakot lang sila. Pero ayun,” Vico added.</p><p>Vico, 29, has claimed being marginalized — “bullied,” in his father’s words — even during his time as councilor and especially going into the campaign season, but did not, until now, address rumors concerning biko.</p>