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Tricycles carrying market vendors’ essential goods allowed to traverse the road, CIO clarifies

By Gillian Faye Ibañez

April 17, 2020

The City Information Department (CID) clarified Wednesday that tricycles carrying essential goods will be allowed to traverse roads during the enhanced community quarantine period (ECQ).

City Information Officer (CIO) Richard Ligad made it clear Wednesday in a live video at the official Facebook page of CID.

“Kasi marami ho ang nagtatanong sa akin kung ‘yong tricycle ba ay pupuwede ba dumaan sa mga kalsada. Iyong tricycle ho ‘pag ang karga niyo – iyan ang ginagamit ninyo na mga nagde-deliver ng mga pagkain, nagde-deliver ng mga gulay partikular, padadaanin ho iyan kasi ang karga ninyo ay mga essentials, mga kailangang mabenta sa palengke. Mga pagkain, wala hong problema,” said Ligad.

CIO Ligad said a lot of market vendors have been asking him regarding the matter that he decided to clarify the issue through this Facebook live.

However, Ligad said tricycles with business on the roads that falls not into the guidelines’ exempted category will not be allowed to pass.

Ligad said tricycles used particularly only to pick up passengers or “namamasada” is strictly prohibited.

“Pero kung ang purpose ng tricycle ay mamasada at hindi naman exempted doon sa mga guidelines ay talagang bawal. So wala hong problema kung ang tricycle ang ginagamit ninyo kapag kayo ay tindera sa palengke at karga ninyo ay mga produkto ninyo, wala pong problema ‘yon. Ipakita niyo lang ho wala hong problema. Pero kung kayo naman ay namamasada lang, ayon ho ang may problema, bawal po ‘yon. Iyon lang po para maliwanag kasi karamihan nagtatanong dito halos mga tindera palengke na ginagamit dawn a mga service na naghahatid ng kanilang mga produkto,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ligad did not mention as to whether vendors may hire a tricycle to transport their essential goods or the vehicle must be their own property.