Baguio Insider

BAGUIO's ILLEGAL VENDOR PROBLEM

The city absolutely trying to stop, catch or penalize our illegal vendors. They are all over our parks, sidewalks, overpasses, and even on the streets at certain times of the day,most likely at Kayang.

Why these illegal vendors controversy didn't stop and to be repeated over an over again? Even though there were cops assigned to do this task to listen and stop them. Illegal vendors didn't refuse to did it because they said that "tumatakbo na lang kami pag paparating na sila para hulihin kami".

It is observed that there is an upsurge in the proliferation and mushrooming of vendors in public parks, sidewalks, overpasses, and any available space in the central business district with vendor traffic becoming a major problem in Baguio. But the reason there is a problem in the first place is because the city refuses to enforce local laws against illegal vending. It has gotten so bad already that there are people who will offer you a haircut or a manicure in Burnham Park.

Honestly, I dislike the thought of night markets. Especially since the items being sold in Baguio, day and night, are cheap China imports you can get in Divisoria or second hand clothing (the other things sold extensively, of course, are stolen cellphones). Why don't we offer our own handcrafts? It is more better to do things in good ways, it is not only message for the politicians but for the people of BAguio as well. We can prevent these if we are responsible for this and we are to respect by the image it self. Baguio is the summer capital of the Philippines so why we don't bring back it?...we can do a little help, but can do more in our daily living.