+The Bacolod City government will start clearing operations at the Central Market once the Sangguniang Panlungsod approves the request of the mayor to proceed, Legal Officer 3 Vicente Petierre III said yesterday.

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has requested authority from the Sangguniang Panlungsod to close Bonifacio and Ballesteros streets in Bacolod City from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. after he was informed by City Legal Officer Allan Zamora that they will clear Luzuriaga and Gatuslao Streets of fish vendors.

The Mayor proposed that these fish vendors be transferred to Bonifacio and Ballesteros streets so as not to deprive them of their source of livelihood.

His request will be taken up today in a joint committee hearing to be conducted by Councilors Alex Paglumotan, Dindo Ramos and Wilson Gamboa Jr.

Leonardia has directed the City Legal Office to start the implementation of various market ordinances of the city without necessarily depriving the sidewalk vendors of Bacolod of their means of livelihood.

The composite enforcement team started clearing operations at the South (Libertad) Public Market on Sept. 15 to free the surrounding areas of illegal vendors and ease traffic congestion.

Petierre said they have also started clearing operations at the North (Burgos) Public Market to put order and to regulate vendors in the area. He said they have cleared Galo Street of coconut and charcoal vendors and transferred them to Ramos Street along with other vendors.*CGS

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