Demolition of Mines View stalls slated November 18

By Jho Arranz  

BAGUIO CITY -- The city government will implement tomorrow (Nov. 18) massive clearing and demolition of stalls within the vicinity of Mines View park including sidewalk vending.  

This was the decision of the Baguio City Market Authority during a meeting with Mayor Mauricio Domogan Nov 7.

            

“Some 133 qualified applicants must occupy the multi-purpose building on or before Nov. 15 as they were already given notification to do so and that they are given the privilege to choose their desired slots,” said the mayor.

            

Clearing and demolition was not realized first week of November as agreed upon by the BCMA in view of the observance of All Saint’s Day and Soul’s Day.

             

Mayor Domogan urged vendors or interested individuals to apply for a possible slots considering that there are still vacant slots available at the said multi-purpose building. 

Application will go through the same screening and evaluation process by the BCMA.

            

There were reports that about 70 applications are questionable, thus the BCMA will defer the awarding to the concerned applicants for further deliberation and investigation.   

            

Domogan said “implementation of the massive clearing and demolition has long been overdue because of trying to accommodate all the concerns of the vendors in Mines View.  We have to do this now in preparation of the yuletide season.”

            

Subsequently, the four million budget appropriated for the rehabilitation on Mines View park will already be implemented.