VETERAN administration and opposition lawmakers have joined hands in lauding the swift decision of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ricardo Rosario to fire a member of his staff who figured in a road rage incident that went viral on social media on Sunday (August 27).

Reps. Dan Fernandez (NUP, Sta. Rosa City) and Arlene Brosas (Gabriela Partylist) noted that Rosario demonstrated quick resolve and determination when he terminated the services of retired Quezon City policeman Wilfredo Gonzales.

In a press statement signed by Wilhelmina Aileen Mayuga, judicial staff head of Rosario’s office, it was revealed that Gonzales was fired on August 27, the same day that the video started hitting the social media.

A coterminous employee of Rosario’s office, Gonzales was caught on camera hitting an unarmed cyclist on the head as he brandished a gun which he also cocked.

Fernandez, chairman of the House Committee on Public Order and Security, revealed during the initial hearing of the Lower House probe into the incident that he was informed about Gonzales’ dismissal last Tuesday.

The senior administration solon presided over the hearing of the motu proprio congressional inquiry that was attended by Brig. Gen. Nicholas Torre III and lawyer Raymond Fortun, a cycling enthusiast who sought the prosecution of Gonzales.

The former policeman will be invited in the next hearing to shed light into the incident

Said Fernandez: “What the SC official did was truly admirable. He evened up the scales of justice which many believe tilted unfairly towards the side of the former High Court employee.”

Meanwhile, Brosas manifested her appreciation of Rosario’s action during the opening of the congressional deliberation on the proposed budget of the judiciary last Thursday.

“Gusto lang namin i-commend ang agarang aksyon ng office of Associate Justice Ricardo Rosario sa pagsibak sa kanya (Gonzales) as a coterminous employe ng kanyang (Rosario) opisina,” the opposition stalwart stated.

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