By: Delta Dyrecka Letigio - Reporter/CDN DigitalThe Cebu City mobile market was not allowed to sell in Barangay Inayawan after the barangay captain heeded local vendors’ request not to allow the mobile market to sell there on Thursday, April 30, 2020. | Photo Courtesy of Cebu City Market Operation Division.
Inayawan Barangay Captain Kirk Bryan Repollo said the barangay decided to heed the local vendors’ request not to allow the mobile market to sell in the barangay’s public market to be fair to local vendors. “Actually nakabaligya na ang mobile market diri sa Inayawan for 2 times…for 3rd time na unta karon. We closed the Inayawan Public Market last week when it was out in the news nga naay positive sa Inayawan due to the fact nga vendor sa market ang wife sa nagpositive. So to be fair lang sa atong market vendors, wala lang sad ta mo allow FOR TODAY sa mobile market,” said Repollo in a text message.
The local vendors complained that if they could not sell in the market, the mobile market should not be allowed to sell as well.“Mao napugos na lang mi paglakaw kay dili man gyud mi patindahon. Ang intention sa City Government mao ang pagpaduol sa atong merkado nganha sa inyohang lugar aron makapalit mo og presko ug barato nga pagkaon,” said the Market Operations Division in a statement.
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