Mayor warns vendors: Follow rules or else

BAGUIO CITY – Ambulant or roving vendors who were given special permits and issued new identification cards were reminded to comply with guidelines and stick to their designated places.

During meeting of Baguio City Market Authority with ambulant vendors, Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the city would like to help  vendors to augment their livelihood, however, but they should comply with rules.

Domogan said the City Environment and Parks Management Office and Public Order and Safety Division personnel are mandated to confiscate the vendors’ IDs and products if they are found violating rules.

 The BCMA last November accredited ambulant/roving vendors and issued IDS but based on the report of the CEPMO, a number of ambulant vendors were using the accreditation to sell in the different parks of the city and using bogus identification cards causing tension and ire among the legitimate vendors in the park.

This prompted the city to recall the IDs and undertake a new accreditation where the vendors were required to apply for a special permit and to secure their IDs at the office of Councilor Elaine Sembrano until last week. 

The slots of those previously screened applications by the BCMA that did not meet the deadline were given to other interested applicants.

Vendors are not allowed to conduct vending along the frontages, sides of the private or public buildings, parks, streets, roads, alleys, or any space in barangays within the central business district (i.e. Kagitingan, kabayanihan, (left side of Kisad Road of Burnham-Legarda barangay), Kayang Street of the Camp Allen brangay, Kayang Hilltop barangay, Malcolm Square, Rizal Monument, Session Road barangay, Harrison-Carantes, left side of Hilltop Upper City Market, Burnham park reservation and AZCKO (Abanao, Zandueta, Chugum, Kayang,Otek) including the city market.

At city hall building, no vendor will be allowed to sell because of  canteens operating in the building.  However, delivery or pre-ordered snacks and meals is allowed provided the source of the items/delivered items have the required business permit. --  JhoArranz