The Instagram accounts of Puente Alto Mayor Matías Toledo and Senator Manuel José Ossandón (RN) have once again become a battleground for their exchanges. This time, the topic that prompted both to express themselves in that space was spending on transportation. A report from Biobío revealed that Senator Ossandón had transportation expenses close to $46 million in 2025, the year he served as president of the corporation.

This figure was the basis for Toledo's digital intervention, who posted a video on Instagram on Thursday night questioning the former mayor of Puente Alto from 2000 to 2012. Along with reproaching the senator for the spending, the mayor made a calculation: “If we spend $46 million a year and divide that by 365 days, assuming you work every day, that’s $126,000 daily in fuel. ” “Can I give you a piece of advice?

Fill up your tank once a day. How can you fill it three times? There we could save a little bit of money for all Chileans,” Toledo asserted.

The transportation expenses of parliamentarians fall under operational expenses, which are covered by the corporation. For example, in December, Ossandón spent $3,160,406 on "vehicle transportation," as identified on the Senate's transparency platform. Ossandón's response: “Be transparent about your expenses and don’t make videos spreading falsehoods.

” Toledo's exercise did not sit well with the senator. Through Instagram, Ossandón responded to Toledo, who had partici…

“Today, an unjust accusation was made against me on a morning show. I don’t think it was done with bad intentions, but the information was misread. It is said that I spent a fortune, many millions of pesos, on fuel.

And Mayor Toledo maliciously made a video explaining it,” began the former Senate president. “I want to say that those transportation expenses include many different items, and one of them is fuel, but not just for the senator, but for all the people who work in that Senate team,” pointed out the visibly upset parliamentarian. He then reiterated Toledo's methods and made a calculation: “I want to give a practical example.

When Mayor Toledo goes out with his team, he doesn’t pay for the fuel; the municipality pays for it, but it covers his and his entire team's expenses because that’s what’s appropriate since he is working. ” From that, he called out the mayor: “I hope Mayor Toledo starts to be transparent about how much he spends on fuel, which he doesn’t pay for. How much does his team spend on making videos, on filming him?

He doesn’t pay for that either. ” After that, he pointed with greater severity: “How much does he spend on the political operators he has brought in to campaign on the street? ” He concluded: “Be transparent about your expenses and don’t make videos spreading falsehoods.

” Previous confrontations In February, Toledo and Ossandón had another digital clash. On that occasion, they discussed an unfinished project in Puente Alto: the Sargento Menadier Bridge in the southern part of the commune. This road is not operational after the mayor decided to conduct studies to evaluate the safety of the project, whose results were unfavorable.

However, Ossandón questioned the measure, arguing that it could be resolved with the municipality's willingness to implement the necessary measures to ensure there would be no risks in its use. “It’s also important to know that just because someone shouts the loudest doesn’t mean they are right, because it’s always important to speak the truth, care for the lives of our neighbors, and above all, fight for Puente Alto,” appealed the mayor. The senator, meanwhile, responded: “Take your report and make the measures… Not always fighting, not always trying to throw dirt on those behind.