Baguio night market fess up, explained
>> Friday, June 24, 2022
BAGUIO CITY -- The city
government said funds generated from
slight increase in fees from operation of the popular night market here
will be used for basic services where vendors will benefit from among other
purposes.
The City Treasury Office started collecting May 9 from the participating night market vendors P500 weekly regulatory fees as slots were expanded from 1.5 by 1.5 meters to 2 by 2 meters pursuant to executive order 62, series of 2022 issued on May 25.
Marietta Alvarez, CTO supervising administrative officer and officer-in-charge of market division, said increase in weekly fees paid by the night market vendors was a product of their consensus during a meeting last May 18.
She said more than 80 percent of the attendees of the meeting voted in favor of the increase in the weekly regulatory fees from P350 to P500 after Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong explained to them the reasons on why the local government will be increasing fees.
The CTO official said the mayor was candid in informing them that the local government’s resources was already depleted because of the enormous expenses that was incurred in the implementation of the pandemic response that is why city officials requested funding from higher authorities.
According to her, funds that will be generated will be used to augment resources set for assistance to individuals in crisis situation, medical aid among other social welfare programs, projects and activities of the local government.
Alvarez said prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a plan by the local government to increase weekly regulatory fees to around P700 but the same was shelved because of heavy impact of the pandemic on economic activities and sources of livelihood of the people.
She said after explaining reasons for the increase in fees, the mayor left the meeting area to allow the participating vendors to decide on the increase affordable to them.
She said the previous regulatory fee for the night market was outdated that is why the local government decided to increase the same to a reasonable level in consultation with the concerned sectors for their recommendations on amount affordable to affected vendors. – Dexter A. See
The City Treasury Office started collecting May 9 from the participating night market vendors P500 weekly regulatory fees as slots were expanded from 1.5 by 1.5 meters to 2 by 2 meters pursuant to executive order 62, series of 2022 issued on May 25.
Marietta Alvarez, CTO supervising administrative officer and officer-in-charge of market division, said increase in weekly fees paid by the night market vendors was a product of their consensus during a meeting last May 18.
She said more than 80 percent of the attendees of the meeting voted in favor of the increase in the weekly regulatory fees from P350 to P500 after Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong explained to them the reasons on why the local government will be increasing fees.
The CTO official said the mayor was candid in informing them that the local government’s resources was already depleted because of the enormous expenses that was incurred in the implementation of the pandemic response that is why city officials requested funding from higher authorities.
According to her, funds that will be generated will be used to augment resources set for assistance to individuals in crisis situation, medical aid among other social welfare programs, projects and activities of the local government.
Alvarez said prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a plan by the local government to increase weekly regulatory fees to around P700 but the same was shelved because of heavy impact of the pandemic on economic activities and sources of livelihood of the people.
She said after explaining reasons for the increase in fees, the mayor left the meeting area to allow the participating vendors to decide on the increase affordable to them.
She said the previous regulatory fee for the night market was outdated that is why the local government decided to increase the same to a reasonable level in consultation with the concerned sectors for their recommendations on amount affordable to affected vendors. – Dexter A. See
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