Stall owners in Manila plan ‘market holiday’ on Sep 14


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Their group has an interesting acronym.

“Hundreds of vendors and stall owners in several public markets in Manila City will go on a ‘market holiday’ on Monday, September 14, to protest the impending demolition and privatization of the establishments,” reports Dennis Carcamo in The Philippine Star.
 
Members of the newly formed group of market vendors and stall owners, Save Manila Public Market Alliance (SAMPAL), are opposing “the privatization of 17 Manila public markets.”  
 
The report noted: “In particular, SAMPAL is protesting the Manila Joint Venture Ordinance 8346 wherein the city government will offer publicly owned businesses, social services and markets for joint ventures with private firms.”
 
It added that “the local ordinance also covers highways, ports, housing, land reclamation projects, education and school facilities, hospitals, and health services.”
 
Thus, SAMPAL members called on consumers to prepare earlier for the  market holiday when vendors will close their stalls.
 
The report indicated that, to date, participating markets for the market holiday include Sampaloc Market, Trabajo Market, Quinta Market, Pritil Market, Dagonoy Market, San Andres Market, and Sta. Ana Market.”

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