Mayor suspends night market run due to crowd control lapses

December 7, 2020 Community Billboard

BAGUIO CITY Dec. 2, 2020 – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended the operation of the night market which reopened just last night after apparent lapses in crowd control. The mayor directed City Treasurer Alex Cabarrubias and Market superintendent Fernando Ragma Jr. to immediately organize a meeting and conduct a post-night market assessment to evaluate the incident.
“Identify our weak points and vulnerabilities and discuss solutions. I want feedback as soon as possible,” the mayor said.
The city pursued the resumption of the reopening of the night market as part of the thrust to reopen the economy and restore the livelihood of the displaced vendors following the Coronavirus disease pandemic.
Mayor Benjamin Magalong and Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan of the City Government Baguio of entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with ADvan Tech Solutions, Inc. on December 1, 2020 at the Baguio City Hall Multi-purpose Hall for the installation of the fiber optic network backbone.
However he said that reopening businesses should not mean sacrificing the health and safety of the people and setting aside the health protocols against the virus. “We must strike a balance between reopening the economy and safeguarding the health and safety of the people.
This is our new normal direction.” the mayor said.
APR/PIO Baguio