Administration Councilor Edgar Erice said that Asistio will never be able govern the city effectively because his sons, "Peting" and "Pachot", are menaces to society.
Asistio is expected to run against Mayor Reynaldo Malonzo in May.
Peting was shot and arrested by police during a buy-bust operation involving drugs in Dagat-Dagatan last year. Pachot earned the ire of police after he allegedly shot his landlord following a heated argument. "If he cannot even discipline his own family, how can he govern 1.5 million residents? You can’t rule efficiently if you fail to exercise parental authority over your children," Erice said.
For his part, Asistio said that he never tolerated any wrongful acts committed by any member of his family. "I have already cut-off my ties with Peting and Pachot because of the problems they have given me," he said. – Matthew Estabillo