Barangay officials oppose fencing of Pasil Fish Market

More issues and considerations were brought up before the Cebu City Council during the discussion of the proposal to fence off the Pasil Fish Market, which also drew opposition from the barangay officials of the nearby residential area.

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The council held an executive session yesterday to discuss a plan to install a perimeter fence around the vicinity of the fish market.

Before the discussion began, Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera pointed out the importance of properly presenting the plans to ensure it would not conflict with the tourism visions outlined for the area, as well as the daily operations of the market itself.

Engr. Maria Lilibeth del Mar, head of the Planning and Design Division of the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW), presented a list of justifications that prompted the need to install a perimeter fence.

According to her, the budgetary appropriations will be charged against the 20 percent Local Development Fund (LDF) of the 2022 calendar year.

For this project, the appropriation is estimated to be about P10 million.

The project has already undergone a bidding process and it was awarded to the Aloha Builders.

The fence will have a dimension of 2.3-meter high from the ground and six meters wide. It will include three gates.

Among the reasons Del Mar cited is that the perimeter fence will serve as a property security, acting as the first line of defense and preventing unauthorized entry.