BY ZALDY COMANDA
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended on Wednesday the operation of the city’s famed night market due to apparent lapses in crowd control during its opening on Tuesday.
Magalong 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. As expected the opening night attracted a large crowd.
“Identify our weak points and vulnerabilities and discuss solutions. I want feedback as soon as possible,” Magalong 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 vendors who were displaced due to the coronavirus disease pandemic.
He said the reopening of 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,” Magalong added. (Zaldy Comanda)
