Forty stallholders of the New Malimgas Market trooped to the Sangguniang Panlungsod last Monday to air their concern over their actual condition that they say are the reasons behind the increasing number of tenants giving up stall spaces in the market.
Failing to reach a quorum with the attendance of only seven councilors (eight councilors are needed for a quorum), Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez directed SP members to conduct three simultaneous committee hearings, giving more time for the concerns being raised by three groups.
These are: double coding, which was raised by transport groups, opposition to a cell site raised by Caranglaan concerned residents, and the concern raised by stallholders of the New Malimgas Market.
The committee hearings were presided by Councilor Nick Aquino, transport; Councilors Farah Marie Decano and Jose Netu Tamayo, cell site opposition and Councilor Alex de Venecia, with Tamayo and the vice mayor participating, stall holders.
At present, 46 stall owners have already given up their stalls either voluntarily or by default because of their inability to sustain their monthly obligations to the city.
Common complaints by the stallholders, who occupy the second floor of the new market, are the limited number of buyers entering the second floor. They said that there are more sellers than buyers.
At the ground floor, fish vendors also aired their concern over the alleged retail sales being conducted at the Dagupan City Fish Market, where wholesale of fish products is only allowed.
“The SP sees and recognizes the problem stated,” Vice Mayor Fernandez said.
The SP has requested the stallholders to submit their historical sales on what they used to sell and their present sales as the basis of future actions that the SP may deem necessary for the sustainability of operations at the New Malimgas Market.
The SP also conducted actual ocular inspection and actual interview on stallholders on their current condition.
Forty stallholders of the New Malimgas Market trooped to the Sangguniang Panlungsod last Monday to air their concern over their actual condition that they say are the reasons behind the increasing number of tenants giving up stall spaces in the market.
Failing to reach a quorum with the attendance of only seven councilors (eight councilors are needed for a quorum), Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez directed SP members to conduct three simultaneous committee hearings, giving more time for the concerns being raised by three groups.
These are: double coding, which was raised by transport groups, opposition to a cell site raised by Caranglaan concerned residents, and the concern raised by stallholders of the New Malimgas Market.
The committee hearings were presided by Councilor Nick Aquino, transport; Councilors Farah Marie Decano and Jose Netu Tamayo, cell site opposition and Councilor Alex de Venecia, with Tamayo and the vice mayor participating, stall holders.
At present, 46 stall owners have already given up their stalls either voluntarily or by default because of their inability to sustain their monthly obligations to the city.
Common complaints by the stallholders, who occupy the second floor of the new market, are the limited number of buyers entering the second floor. They said that there are more sellers than buyers.
At the ground floor, fish vendors also aired their concern over the alleged retail sales being conducted at the Dagupan City Fish Market, where wholesale of fish products is only allowed.
“The SP sees and recognizes the problem stated,” Vice Mayor Fernandez said.
The SP has requested the stallholders to submit their historical sales on what they used to sell and their present sales as the basis of future actions that the SP may deem necessary for the sustainability of operations at the New Malimgas Market.
The SP also conducted actual ocular inspection and actual interview on stallholders on their current condition.
1 Comments:
I too have a complaint -- at the moment we are interested in securing a space at the lower level. There are three stalls available - but the previous tenant is owing money on it.
We cannot take over the space unless we pay the previous tenants arears. This to me is the responsibility of the city. As I understand it, someone is collecting the rent on a daily bases -- it's hard to believe, out of the three stalls available - the lest amount owing on a space is 27,000P. How does this happen?
I'm sure someone in city hall must think this is an assinine rule. If a person is in arrears of 4000P, it would be expected that they lose the privilages of the space -
So how does the city expect for someone to pay 27000P - and then pay for the rights, and then pay for the rent? The little person - hasn't even made money yet -- they are already in debt.
It's a stupid system -- anyone educated enough would see this as dumb. Where's the city's brains?
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