JARO PLAZA IS FREE

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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
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ILOILO City – Now, anyone can once again enter Jaro Plaza without having to pay P10.

The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) effectively stopped the collection of the entrance fee by including such prohibition in the memorandum of agreement (MOA) that the city government will be signing with the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) of Jaro for the annual Jaro Agro-Industrial and Charity Fair.

Except for SP ex-officio member Reyland Hervias, president of the federation of ABCs in the city, all the other councilors were against the imposition of an entrance fee at Jaro Plaza.

On behalf of ABC-Jaro, Hervias asked his colleagues in the city council to allow the collection of entrance fee for one last time this year. But the city councilors would have none of it anymore.

After finalizing the contents of the MOA, the SP gave Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog the authority to enter into an agreement with ABC-Jaro to run the Jaro Agro-Industrial and Charity Fair.

It was unclear as of this writing when the MOA signing will take place.

The prohibition against entrance fee collection was item No. 7 in the MOA’s terms and conditions.

The SP also prohibited the sale of alcoholic drinks or beverages, ukay-ukay and establishment of karaoke sound system within Jaro Plaza.

In consonance with the national government’s thrust for a clean and healthy nation, the ABC of Jaro was also told to should strictly impose a gambling-free, smoke-free and illegal drug-free activity in the plaza.

The other terms and conditions in the MOA are as follows:

• The Jaro Agro-Industrial and Charity Fair 2017 which is to be organized, managed and maintained by ABC-Jaro will be held only in designated areas in Jaro Plaza to be limited and determined by the City.

• The plaza will be temporarily closed, subject to the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, but the association should refrain from utilizing the playground and alleys inside the plaza as venue of activities and in no case, should such activities impede, impair, or obstruct the continuous flow of vehicles traversing the surrounding roads of the plaza.

• The ABC must also ensure the cleanliness and orderliness of the entire venue and maintain and preserve all plants and facilities and other improvements made therein by the government.

• There should be no imposition of entrance fee for the entire duration of the event.

• The ABC shall submit to the SP, and furnish the City Mayor, an audited financial report within a period of days after the event.

• The foregoing activity is limited only for a period of time.

 

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