SEVERAL vendors at the Carbon Market Cebu’s (CMC) interim building expressed their gratitude after a foul smell that has been bothering them for almost a week has been finally addressed by the administrator and private contractor and market developer Megawide Construction Corporation.
As of Friday morning, July 14, 2023, the septic tank has shown no signs of overflowing despite the heavy rainfall the previous days.
“Karon buntag wala na gyu’y baho, pasalamat gyud mi nga gi-mano-mano og habwa nila gabie,” said a 52-year-old lady vegetable vendor and member of the United Vendors Organization of Carbon Market (UVOC) on Friday.
(This morning, there hasn’t been a foul smell, we are thankful that they manually drained it [septic tank] last night).
She, however, requested anonymity.
In line with the problem, the Carbon market’s management wants to strictly enforce the Oplan Disiplina program by punishing the violators to prevent similar incidents from occurring again.
“Karon ra gyud na sya nahitabo na ingon ana. Kana di nila tarungon og labay ang basura mao na ilang gi-declog,” said a lady market supervisor who refused to be named.
(Instances like this just happened now. They do not properly throw their garbage, that’s why they are declogging.)
“Mao na di gyud malikayan nga naa gyu’y basura sama sa bottled water, napkin, tissue sa drainage,” she added.
(It is inevitable that there are garbage such as bottled water, sanitary pads, and tissue in the drainage.)
However, this does not prove that the garbage around the area is from the vendors of CMC, since they implement proper waste management in the interim building.
She added that garbage pick-up is being monitored from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily.
On the other hand, there has been no further damage observed in the property and Megawide has not yet released their official statement on the septic tank issue.
CMC urged everyone from the Carbon community to practice proper garbage disposal and to avoid littering in the area to maintain cleanliness.
According to CMCs official Facebook page, violators will be made to pay fines between P500 and P2,000.
A citation ticket will also be issued to those who are caught not throwing their trash in the provided trash bins.
The Cebu City Police Office also conducts a 24/7 patrolling around the market. (CNU Interns Denise Mae Codis and Miguel Angelu Lumen)