An ordinance creating the policies and guidelines in the establishment and regulation of the night market in Bacolod City, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on third and final reading Wednesday.

The ordinance was authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairperson of the Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Good Government, and co-authored by Councilor Sonya Verdeflor, Committee chairperson on Markets.

The ordinance basically sets the policies that will be implemented in the adoption of the night market in the City of Bacolod, Distrito said.

It provides the manner of applying for the night market, the necessary requirements that need to be accomplished, the fees and charges that should be paid by the consignee, the details on the allowable kind of materials, paraphernalia that will be used in the night market operation, the allowable goods to be sold and the maintenance of peace and order and cleanliness in the area, he said.

Distrito said the ordinance also provides the creation of the night market committee to take charge of the daily operations of the night market, and which will be composed of the various City Government departments, to be chaired by the City Administrator and SP chairperson on Markets and Slaughterhouse as the vice chairperson.

The ordinance also provides that the night market operation will start at 5 pm until 12 midnight and the location will be determined by the committee.

It also say that other major cities in the Philippines have already adopted night markets and Bacolod, as one of the developing cities in the country, will also adopt one. The ordinance will also extend the operation hours of the market to be beneficial to the people who go home late from work. *CGS.

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