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BY MERIANNE GRACEÑETA
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ILOILO City – Are the city’s seven public markets and slaughterhouse earning? The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) wants to know.
The chairperson of the SP committee on markets and slaughterhouse, Councilor Mandrei Malabor, sought a breakdown of the seven markets’ revenues from the Local Economic Enterprise Office (LEEO).
The LEEO is overseeing the operation of the Iloilo Central Market, Iloilo Terminal Market, Jaro Big Market, Jaro Small Market, La Paz market, Mandurriao market, Arevalo market, and slaughterhouse in Barangay Tacas, Jaro.
“Indi mabal-an kun ang isa ka merkado nagaginansya o wala,” lamented Malabor.
During the presentation of 2017 annual budget of the LEEO (P77.8 million), Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo – chairperson of the SP committee on appropriations – noted that the projected incomes in five revenue areas were “below or negative compared to the 2016 income.” These five were:
* market rental – lower by P259,043
* market fees – lower by P2 million
* slaughterhouse operation – lower by P300,000
* permit fee – lower by P130, 000
* anti-mortem fee – P1 million.
Peñaredondo did not say how he came up with the “2016 income” of the public markets and slaughterhouse when the year is not yet over, to arrive at the figures.
Vice Mayor Jose Espinosa III suggested that markets which do not generate income may be leased out.
Malabor welcomed the idea. “Kun may ara entities nga gusto mag-lease, lantawon ta ang terms and conditions,” he said.
Peñaredondo expressed confidence that the income from the slaughterhouse would improve, citing the two new boilers that LEEO recently purchased for the slaughter of hogs.
Regarding the public markets, however, he has “serious doubts if we can have a notable increase in revenues.”
For his part, Councilor Plaridel Nava suggested that the SP revisit the ordinance that created the LEEO.
The goal, he said, is to improve the LEEO, especially its collections.
LEEO was created thru City Ordinance 2009-316 or the Iloilo City Market and Slaughterhouse Code of 2009./PN
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