Mayor Belmonte warns city officials of 'unfavorable circumstances' for illegal acts
Published Aug 22, 2019 07:28 pm
By Chito Chavez
With absolutely zero tolerance for corruption, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte warned her subordinates on Thursday of unfavorable circumstances for any illegal acts in their performance of their duties.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
To recall, Belmonte stumbled on a wet and dry market under the Luzon flyover and discovered that a private company was collecting P80 to P150 a day from each vendor as rental fees.
Belmonte said the company representative never came to city hall to shed light on the rental fees after being invited by her office.
Further investigation revealed the firm had no permit to operate a market.
The city government has since taken over the market and written the DPWH to allow the vendors to stay temporarily while an appropriate relocation site is secured.
“The City Health Officer has inspected the wet market and Task Force Solid Waste collects their garbage. The vendors pay 10 pesos a day to their leaders to maintain cleanliness. The City Legal Office is currently investigating the issue and is preparing a case against the private company,” Belmonte said.
To achieve a model in good governance, Belmonte has instituted measures to put order in the administration of public and private markets in the city by designating a new team to handle its day-to-day operations.
On Thursday, Belmonte has issued two office orders designating Margarita T. Santos as officer-in-charge of the Market Development and Administration Department (MDAD), concurrent to her post as officer-in-charge of the Business Permits and Licensing Department (BPLD).
Likewise, Belmonte appointed retired Police Colonel Procopio G. Lipana to backstop Santos in overseeing the delivery of programs and projects of MDAD.
The move to recast MDAD followed the dismantling of a scheme in which a “private” firm was found operating a market under the Luzon Avenue flyover.
Belmonte has been going around the city to personally inspect the ongoing clearing operations in line with President Duterte’s order to reclaim national roads.
Belmonte’s team has since been on the lookout for areas that can be developed into parking spaces and public markets to once and for all solve the root cause of road congestion in Quezon City.
To recall, Belmonte said there should be a semblance of balance in enforcing the city’s road clearing operations and plight of the sidewalk vendors.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
To recall, Belmonte stumbled on a wet and dry market under the Luzon flyover and discovered that a private company was collecting P80 to P150 a day from each vendor as rental fees.
Belmonte said the company representative never came to city hall to shed light on the rental fees after being invited by her office.
Further investigation revealed the firm had no permit to operate a market.
The city government has since taken over the market and written the DPWH to allow the vendors to stay temporarily while an appropriate relocation site is secured.
“The City Health Officer has inspected the wet market and Task Force Solid Waste collects their garbage. The vendors pay 10 pesos a day to their leaders to maintain cleanliness. The City Legal Office is currently investigating the issue and is preparing a case against the private company,” Belmonte said.
To achieve a model in good governance, Belmonte has instituted measures to put order in the administration of public and private markets in the city by designating a new team to handle its day-to-day operations.
On Thursday, Belmonte has issued two office orders designating Margarita T. Santos as officer-in-charge of the Market Development and Administration Department (MDAD), concurrent to her post as officer-in-charge of the Business Permits and Licensing Department (BPLD).
Likewise, Belmonte appointed retired Police Colonel Procopio G. Lipana to backstop Santos in overseeing the delivery of programs and projects of MDAD.
The move to recast MDAD followed the dismantling of a scheme in which a “private” firm was found operating a market under the Luzon Avenue flyover.
Belmonte has been going around the city to personally inspect the ongoing clearing operations in line with President Duterte’s order to reclaim national roads.
Belmonte’s team has since been on the lookout for areas that can be developed into parking spaces and public markets to once and for all solve the root cause of road congestion in Quezon City.
To recall, Belmonte said there should be a semblance of balance in enforcing the city’s road clearing operations and plight of the sidewalk vendors.