CAGAYAN de Oro City Administrator Teddy Sabuga-a reminds traffic enforcers to observe maximum tolerance in dealing with difficult market vendors.
This comes after a widely shared video showed a vendor's dried fish stocks thrown in the streets after the traffic enforcer and the vendor got into a fight.
Sabuga-a, however, said vendors should likewise be mindful of their schedule, particularly clearing the JR Borja street before 4 p.m.
"Ang JR Borja nga dalan importante kaayo so dapat cleared na sya pag-abot 4 p.m. That street connects us to the eastern part of the city, pananglitan kung puno na ang city hospital, muadto ta sa east nga bahin sa syudad to go to other hospitals in case of emergencies," he said.
"Nasabotan naman ang schedule, gi-agree naman kana sa tanan so I don't understand nga naa gihapon mosupak," he added.
A video uploaded on Facebook Sunday, February 17, showed market goers helping pick up the dried fish that were scattered on the street. The post now has over 300 shares.
A police report, however, stated that the vendor tried to strike the traffic personnel with a wood after confronting the former about his violation.
"Nag-advise ko gyud nga maximum tolerance, likayan ang engagement, but syempre naa siguro exchange of words nga makasakit so lisod gyud malikayan," Sabuga-a said.
Sabuga-a said he has called for a meeting with barangay captains of the areas surrounding Cogon market to officially deputize barangay tanods to help traffic enforcers in managing traffic.
He said the tanods know these vendors, and thus can help diffuse possible conflicts between law enforcers and vendors.
"Magpatabang mi sa tanod kay taga-diha raman gihapon na sila, so kaila gyud na nila. Kung pananglitan dili magkasinabot ang vendor ug enforcer, makatabang ang tanod ug pakalma sa vendor," he added.
Sabuga-a said he is set to meet with the barangay captains with Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president Alam Lim.