DAVAO CITY — The city government here through the Ancillary Services Unit (ASU), along with the City Economic Enterprise, inspected the private and public cemeteries in the city in preparation for the Undas 2023.

Paul Bermejo, officer in charge of the ASU, said they also identified authorized vending sites as well as the number of vendors that will be allowed to enter the cemeteries.

"The Economic Enterprise planned to give a special mayor's permit to the vendors. However, the number of vendors that will receive the permit is limited," he added.

Bermejo said they have also formed three road-clearing teams composed of 20 personnel each to focus on the congested cemeteries in the city.

Other than the cemetery inspections, the ASU also deployed three rodding teams with a total of 15 personnel to frequently flooded parts of Davao.

According to Bermejo, the teams are deployed to frequently flooded areas being monitored by the City Transport and Traffic Management Office and the City Engineer's Office.

"Three rodding teams were created to focus on the outfall in frequently flooded areas," Bermejo said.

Meanwhile, he said the agency's three regular teams responsible for clearing the canals are deployed in shifts to different areas based on the requests of the city's constituents.