Vendors ask for relocation site from City Hall

CEBU, Philippines - Fish and vegetable vendors at the corner of Gorordo Avenue and Salinas Drive across JY Square Mall are asking Mayor Michael Rama to help them find a relocation site.

The 13 vendors, represented by Roel Labajo, channeled the letter request through Councilor Alvin Dizon.

Labajo said the group is proposing to be transferred to a vacant lot near a private school located on the way to the neighboring Barangay Busay. The area is just a few meters away from their current location.

They also asked City Hall to help them request soft drinks companies to provide them with stalls, in line with Rama’s beautification project.

Mariquita Salimbangon-Yeung, designated head of the mayor’s beautification project and a resident of Sitio Maracas, Lahug passes by the area herself everyday and observes the vendors are not exactly a pleasant sight.

The City Traffic Operations Management (CITOM) has requested the Squatters Prevention Encroachment Elimination Division to clear the sidewalks along the vicinity of JY Square, but to no avail. (FREEMAN)