Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto. INQUIRER.net file photo / GABRIEL PABICO LALU
MANILA, Philippines — After 12 years, the floors of Pasig City’s Mega Market on Caruncho Ave. are set to get a makeover.
After 12 years!! Nasimulan nang palitan ang nirereklamo niyong madulas na tiles sa palengke.
Yung sa meat section ang unang ginagawa.#PasigCity #MegaMarket #UmaagosAngPagasa pic.twitter.com/GIsbFIMz0f
— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) August 25, 2020
In a tweet by Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, he showed several men removing the tiles of the market’s meat section.
Sotto noted that market-goers always complained that the tiles were slippery especially in the wet section.
“After 12 years!! Nasimulan nang palitan ang nirereklamo niyong madulas na tiles sa palengke,”the mayor said. “Yung sa meat section ang unang ginagawa.”
(After 12 years!! We started to replace the tiles in the market that you’ve always complained about as slippery. The t[tiles] at the market’s meat section is the first to be replaced.)
Paalala din po bago nating Market Coding schedule (effective today Aug 25) pic.twitter.com/SPhlkkQqRC
— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) August 25, 2020
The mayor likewise reminded Pasigueños to be mindful of the market coding schedule in the Pasig Mega Market, which is implemented by the local government.
Sotto said that residents of Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Kalawaan, Caniogan, San Antonio, Bambang, Pineda, Bagong Ilog, San Joaquin, Kapitolyo, Buting, Sagad, Sta. Cruz, Kapasigan, Oranbo, and San Miguel may only shop at the Mega Market from Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Meanwhile, residents of Barangay Manggahan, Rosario, Santolan, Sta. Lucia, Maybunga, San Nicolas, Ugong, Dela Paz, Palatiw, Sto. Tomas, Malinao, Sumilang, San Jose, Bagong Katipunan, and Sta. Rosa may visit the market from Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Those who intend to visit the market must present an ID, should wear face masks and observe social distancing.
The Pasig City Mega Market is open from Tuesdays to Sundays, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., the LGU added.