Senator Erwin Tulfo on Thursday denounced the seizure of street vendors ' carts and merchandise, saying the practice further burdens small livelihood earners who already struggle with limited capital and bureaucratic hurdles. At the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural...
ILOILO CITY – Groups and individuals condemned the Iloilo City government under neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas for violently displacing bolanteros (ambulant and informal vendors) on Friday night, April 10. “The city government is playing victim even though it is the institution that has been...
The Taguig City government said ambulant vendors are barred from selling under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), which is in effect in the National Capital Region (NCR) until Aug. 20. “For the safety of both the consumers and sellers, ambulant vendors are not allowed to operate during the...