Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has instructed the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) to monitor the distribution and selling of drinking water in the city.
Residents line up for their chance to get clean water in Cebu. CDN Digital photo | Brian J. Ochoa
As of this writing, people are still seen lining up at water refilling stations for hours just to have access to drinking water. “We will issue another directive. We will have a price watch because we cannot have overpricing. That is abusing crisis,” said the mayor.They are waiting for the directive of the mayor to actually apprehend overpricing stations or resellers.Resellers have reportedly sold a gallon of water up to P1,000 each as well.
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