City Reopens ‘Kasadya sa SRP’

The South Road Properties (SRP) will become “Sadya” or joyfull on Thursday afternoon until February as Cebu City government opens the so-called “Kasadya sa SRP.”

City Market Administrator Raquel Arce said the city government had issued special permits to several traders, including vendors of food and drinks, aside from the carnival operator to entertain the people during the holiday.

Arce said the vendors are allowed to operate at the SRP starting December 6 until the city’s Charter Day celebration on February 24, 2014.

According to Arce they have already contacted the barangay officials for them to make presentations during the nightly activities where the visitors will enjoy and momentarily forget about the recent calamities.

City Hall had also prepared 52 firecracker stalls, 10 ready-to-wear stalls referred to by organizers as “market-market” and 30 food stalls and three rides, which will entertain people, particularly the children.

Only those registered firecracker vendors are allowed to sell.

Arce reminded the public that selling of firecrackers outside the SRP is strictly not allowed and if caught, the products will be confiscated.

Cebu City had an existing ordinance that only allows the sale of firecracker products at the SRP to reduce danger to lives and properties. Pyrotechnics products, however, are still allowed in malls.

To make it easier for the people to proceed to SRP,  Arce said there are three Kaohsiung buses that will ply from the Senior Citizens’ Park, Mambaling access road and Talisay area near Laray, Inayawan that will transport them to SRP.

Beer products will be also served, although the price is too expensive to discourage minors from buying it.