GUAGUA Mayor Dante Torres personally led the inspection of weighing scales used by vendors and establishments at the Guagua Public Market over the weekend.
Torres was joined by market officers in inspecting the weighing scales and have instructed that uncalibrated ones be confiscated. Guagua Public Market is the biggest public market in Pampanga and serves the needs of most of the towns of the second district. The public market also has a fish port and processes the main fish supplies for west Pampanga.
Torres said that he had ordered the town-wide inspection in accordance with pertinent laws. He added that consumers should not be cheated of the things they buy from vendors and sellers in his town.
The mayor also ordered that the scales be checked regularly and that erring vendors and sellers be meted with the proper penalties.
Torres also led the clean-up of major walkways and areas of the public market.
Dirty walkways and slimy areas were cleaned with the help of the town's fire department which provided the needed water to clean areas of the public market.