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The Municipality of Siaton already has a Market Code as approved by Vice Mayor Teodorico Yap and sanctioned by the Sanguniang Bayan. This is to ensure that the people would have a clean and well-managed market to buy goods that is why the town is going after 'talipapa' [a temporary fish market] vendors.
In early March this year, authorities started the implementation of the Market Code driving away fish vendors who were displaying their goods along the streets of Siaton.
Perhaps, the only advantage of having to buy from these vendors is that they often offer their goods at a lower price. While we understand it's a way of life for some, the inconvenience they cause to a lot of people when they lay their products in the narrow streets of Siaton is just too much.
Bad odor
Dead fishes laid in containers unfrozen the entire day would surely give off unpleasant odor, not to mention the freshness of the product is already compromised. This inconvenience doesn't disappear when these vendors disappear because based on my personal observations, they would not even bother cleaning the area they occupied.
Street disturbance
It's very inconvenient, not to mention dangerous, for pedestrians to walk in the middle of the street because talipapa vendors already occupied gutters on both sides. As a motorist, it's also a concern I want the local government to solve.
I'm not happy that their day-to-day income would be affected by the ordinance the town is implementing but it is for the greater good of the many.
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| This is the street [going to Brgy Datag] where fish vendors used to display their goods. |
Perhaps, the only advantage of having to buy from these vendors is that they often offer their goods at a lower price. While we understand it's a way of life for some, the inconvenience they cause to a lot of people when they lay their products in the narrow streets of Siaton is just too much.
Bad odor
Dead fishes laid in containers unfrozen the entire day would surely give off unpleasant odor, not to mention the freshness of the product is already compromised. This inconvenience doesn't disappear when these vendors disappear because based on my personal observations, they would not even bother cleaning the area they occupied.
Street disturbance
It's very inconvenient, not to mention dangerous, for pedestrians to walk in the middle of the street because talipapa vendors already occupied gutters on both sides. As a motorist, it's also a concern I want the local government to solve.
I'm not happy that their day-to-day income would be affected by the ordinance the town is implementing but it is for the greater good of the many.
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