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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Friday, October 13, 2017
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ILOILO City – Acting Mayor Jose Espinosa III plans a night market for ukay-ukay and other dry goods as an alternative to their operation in public plazas.
Espinosa banned ukay-ukay from plazas but he also acknowledged that these were the livelihood of their operators.
“I am very much interested sa night market kay even sa first-class cities sa mga most industrialized countries, may mga night markets. This is a business and livelihood,” said Espinosa.
He also acknowledged that ukay-ukay gave the public a more affordable alternative to pricey goods sold in department stores.
Espinosa ordered the demolition of ukay-ukay stalls at the public plazas of Jaro and Mandurriao districts late last week and early this week. He said they violated Republic Act 4653 (An Act to Safeguard the Health of the People and Maintain the Dignity of the Nation by Declaring it a National Policy to Prohibit the Commercial Importation of Textile Articles Commonly known as Used Clothing and Rags).
The night market idea is not new. In 2006 during the administration of then mayor Jerry Treñas, one was opened on Muelle Loney Street, City Proper up to corner Yulo Street. This stretch of the road was closed to traffic from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m.
Street vendors from six areas – Quezon-Mabini Street, Valeria Street, St. Paul’s Iloilo area, Arroyo Street, Arsenal Street, and Freedom Grandstand area – were relocated to the night market area.
These vendors were made to pay nightly P20 per kiosk, as well as fees for the comfort room, lights, security and maintenance.
But the night market was not sustained. Some vendors complained of poor sales.
Most of the participating vendors were operators of carinderias (eateries)./PN
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