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SETTING GUIDELINES ON THE SUNDAY MARKET IN SESSION ROAD  IN CELEBRATION OF VARIOUS FESTIVALS

SECTION 2. BASIC POLICIES AND DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. It is the policy of the city that pursuant to Sec 21 of the local government code and its implementing rules and regulation, the City of Baguio shall close a road (Session Road) on Sunday for fiesta celebration, agricultural or industrial fairs, flea markets, or shopping areas and where goods, merchandise, foodstuffs, commodities, or articles of commerce may be sold and dispensed to the general public;

• It is the city’s policy to provide venues for micro, small, medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs), local farmers, startup initiatives, organized displaced vendors and overseas workers, new and old entrepreneurs in showcasing their products towards improving living conditions, keeping vibrant local economy and uplifting moral and spiritual wellbeing;

• The city shall adhere to the required business registrations, health protocols, sanitation and environmental regulations while advancing good character, and vehicle mobility around the Central Business District;

•  It is the policy of the City that the Session Road Sunday Market  is temporary in nature in terms of a)structures which are removed after the activity, b) participation registration is on a Sunday basis, c) and celebrations are on a season, monthly or event period except on occasions where an existing ordinance provides that Session Road be closed for market.