Legazpi’s Street Food Night Market Opens in Albay District
LEGAZPI
CITY Feb. 25- A new look, uniformed and well-organized Street Food Night Market or “tusok-tusok”
in local dialect is back and was formally opened by Legazpi City Mayor Noel E.
Rosal, Monday February 24 at Albay District with permission from the Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
“Street
food reveals the culture and the traditions of a place”. In his statement, during
the Blessing and Opening program Mayor Rosal said that the night market opens
at 5PM onwards to cater those vendors who had been selling traditional foods since
he was a child at Rosario St., Old Albay District.
However,
he sought for the cooperation of the food vendors by instilling self-discipline,
no drinking of liquor and selling of cigarettes. Expansion of stall is also
prohibited. Mayor Rosal also hinted no urination in the area and manage their
wastes to maintain cleanliness. The street food night market in Albay District
is under the livelihood program of local government.
It
may be recalled that the vendors were prohibited in the said area when
President Rodrigo Duterte and the (DILG) implemented the road clearing
operations in all streets nationwide.
(NMmdl)
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