Talking with INQUIRER.net in Filipino, Jhong said vendors heeded Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s order for them to stop selling on the streets. Karen Bangkawayan, a snack vendor for six years, said vendors were ordered to leave the streets and their carts are seized. Since the road-clearing campaign started, Bangkawayan’s earnings averaged just P5,000 a month, which was not enough for rent. Struggling to earn, Bangkawayan said the government should stop the road-clearing campaign. Asked if vendors consulted the local government on their plea, Jhong said they had written many requests for vendors’ stalls be given space on public roads.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 08, 2019 11:34 UTC