Street food vendors banned from schools

[baiskee]

pano yan, wala na fishball? isaw?

Street food vendors banned from schools

Posted 11:44pm (Mla time) Mar 10, 2005
By Alcuin Papa
Inquirer News Service

Editor's Note: Published on page A23 of the March 11, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


THE DEPARTMENT of Education yesterday banned all ambulant vendors from selling food from areas close to schools nationwide following the death of 26 pupils from food poisoning in Mabini, Bohol the other day.

Education Undersecretary Jose Luis Martin Gascon said the vendors were not allowed to sell food to students because there are no guarantees that the food is safe.

"We encourage school officials to shoo the vendors away. But we have no jurisdiction outside the schools. That is why we are coordinating with local governments on this matter," Gascon said.

He said the local governments and law-enforcement authorities would determine if any arrest was necessary and they would set the school perimeter where vendors are not allowed. If the vendors refuse to leave the premises, they would be told to "keep their distance."

Gascon also urged local governments to pass the necessary ordinances to ensure that the food being sold to students is safe.

"All public and private schools should make sure standards in the preparation of food for students' consumption are in place and followed," Gascon said.

In Manila, Adil Khan, head of the city Hawkers' Management Office, said they make the rounds of school areas to inspect the vendors' goods and utensils on a regular basis. But Manila Mayor Lito Atienza said it would not be easy to prevent students from buying street food.

"Food sold on the sidewalk is a lot cheaper. Besides, we cannot just get rid of the vendors. They've been there for the longest time. Vending is their only means to survive," the mayor said.

"But I would be expecting our inspectors to be doing their job of monitoring the vendors' wares to avoid food poisoning," Atienza said.

[OTEP]

I would usually say that let the consumers decide. Pero mga bata ito. Siguro dapat iregulate na lang ang mga ganitong businesses. May mga ok namang ambulant vendors diba. Naka-franchise pa ata yung iba.

[FrankDrebin]

Over-acting naman. :D

[1D4LV]

Over-acting naman. :D

agree with otep. dapat i-regulate. mga bata yan eh.
pero agree din ako kay FD. oa na sila.


na-observe ko lang din. ang laman ng dyaryo ngayon puro kamoteng kahoy poisoning ah. flavor of the month. hehehehe.

same as nung namatay si FPJ, ang laman ng dyaryo, puro stroke. nung namatay si rico yan puro bangungot. nung uso meningo, puro ganun. nung SARS, ganun din. langya media natin.

[ILuvDetailing]

nakakamiss na yung fishball and squidball pati kikiam during my HS and college days. IMO mahihirapan yung local government na tanggalin to, tignan mo nangyari sa baclaran. They can only limit the number of vendors.

[BlueBimmer]

fishball n pugo da best! nagkataon lng poisonous ung cassava na gnamit, malayo naman ata yan sa mga fishball, squidball, kikiam n pugo..(da best)! hehehe

[OTEP]

Minsan nga yung ma pasyente namin parang gumagaya lang sa trend. Nung panahon ni FPJ ang daming feeling maii-stroke.

Siguro ngayon madaming feeling nalason...

[1D4LV]

Minsan nga yung ma pasyente namin parang gumagaya lang sa trend. Nung panahon ni FPJ ang daming feeling maii-stroke.

Siguro ngayon madaming feeling nalason...

psychological problem na lang yun doc.

[baiskee]

kung ano nga uso. :D

agree..OA nga. tapos tatangalan pa nila ng hanapabuhay yung mga lower class na eto na lang ang ikinabubuhay.

talaga tong gov't officials natin...masabi lang na concern sila, eto mang sasagasa na lang ng maliliit na tao.

[mazdamazda]

OA yan.

isolated case lang naman yung camote poisoning... not wanting to sound morbid but... mas marami pang namamatay dyan everyday dahil sa walang kwentang mga dahilan...

canteen food usually sucks. kaya masarap bumili ng isaw, fishball, etc sa daan!!! part na ng pinoy yan.

[ghosthunter]

Another knee-jerk over-reaction from the government....

[FrankDrebin]

Speaking of street foods, self-observation lang po, bakit mas sakitin yung mga HINDI kumakain ng street food kaysa sa mga tumatangkilik nito? Kailangan ba talaga ng konting virus ang katawan para ma-immune?

[ownertype]

Ako I always have lunch and merienda sa suking jollijeep dito sa Makati. AFAIK regular ang sanitary inspection sa kanila to ensure malinis yung food na serve nila sa mga customers. Sana meron din ganito din gawin sa mga street vendors (yung may puwesto) para maiwasan yung food poisoning.

[BlueBimmer]

sa million million na kumakain ng vendor foods after so many years then ngaun lng nangyari ng ganyan, unfair naman cguro iban cla dahil lng sa isolated incident

[ILuvDetailing]

Speaking of street foods, self-observation lang po, bakit mas sakitin yung mga HINDI kumakain ng street food kaysa sa mga tumatangkilik nito? Kailangan ba talaga ng konting virus ang katawan para ma-immune?

Mismo! Masama yung masyadong malinis, kailangan ng konting bacteria para madevelop ang antibodies . Yung mga pamangkin ko di umiinum ng tap water, di kumakain ng mga fishball, squid ball, etc. palagi nasa resto kumakain, palaging may dalang disposable spoon n fork, ayun sakitin. Kami ng mga kapatid ko kumakain ng squidballs, mami, gulaman at sago, etc. from street vendors, pati tapsilog di namin pinapatawad... ok pa rin. Wag lang mahawaan ng Hepa.

[BlueBimmer]

basta wag ma-ban ang pugo solve na ako hehehe

[Yoda]

Yan naman laging problema sa atin. Reactive tayo, imbes na proactive. May sumabog na bomba, biglang naghigpit ang inspection pagpasok sa mga buildings. Pagkatapos naman ng ilang linggo, wala na uli. And now this...

[mazdamazda]

basta wag ma-ban ang pugo solve na ako hehehe

nakamamatay ang pugo!!!


















lakas ng cholesterol nyan... kaso yummy... hahaha!!!

[gel_salazar07]

Ay sus! Ngayon pa nila naisip yan kun kelan daming namatay dahil sa street food. Sabagay wala namang food na germ free or bacteria free? kahit sa bahay natin eh pwede tayong malason dahil din sa food.

[scarab]

....banning street vendors is just a poor excuse due to slow and poor investigation done in the bohol case. kung san san lang nilagay yung mga sample ng vital evidences. dapat ala-CSI na yan.