Sinulog vendors urged to register

The Cebu City government is urging all traders who wish to sell their products during the Sinulog next month to register with the Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor.

DWUP operation’s head Genevieve Alcoseba told The FREEMAN that they are projecting at least 2,000 vendors to register. As of now, only 200 have registered. Those who have registered are mostly vendors of Sinulog items like native hats, printed shirts, stickers, among others.

“So naa ra ko sa 10 percent karon of the 2,000 kapin nga dapat moregister. I think there is a misinterpretation, nagtuo ang mga tawo nga katong naay temporary approval dili na sila necessary mag- register for the Sinulog vending,” Alcoseba said.

Alcoseba said registration started on December 18 and will end on the 29th. Accredited vendors will be issued identification card by the city government. Those who will not have accreditation will not be allowed to sell during the Sinulog.

Alcoseba said those who will be caught selling without registration will have their merchandise confiscated.

It has been a policy of the city government to require all vendors to get a temporary approval from DWUP allowing them to sell within the jurisdiction of Cebu City.

Alcoseba said that temporary approval for vendors is different from the authorization to sell during the Sinulog.

“Ang ato problema ani, it does not mean nga you are vending diha sa Osmeña Boulevard unya naa na kay temporary approval, okay na. Dili, lahi ang approval sa Sinulog,” she said.

She said that DWUP personnel together with the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (PROBE) team, Philippine National Police, barangay tanods, and other deputized volunteers will be deployed to check the vendors’ registration.

These personnel will carry with them master list of registered vendors. She also said that Cebu City residents will be given priority to register.

She explained that requiring vendors to register is the city government’s way to also regulate the vendors during the Sinulog.

TRISTAN LAPUT, Sinulog shirts are now being sold at the stalls along Osmeña Boulevard. The Cebu City government is asking all vendors to register with DWUP until December 29.