THE Cebu Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Cooperative opposes plans to improve the state of the Carbon Public Market, known as the oldest and largest market in Cebu City.
Cemvedco chairman Erwin Gok-ong Sr. said they do not want the same setup to be implemented at the Carbon market after group officials visited the marketmall in Dasmariñas and met with the market management on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. “When you enter the building, the offices of the manager and private establishment offices are the ones that welcome you. Below that floor are where the vendors are stationed. So when you enter the building, if you’re not aware that there is a market there, you will just think that it’s only a supermarket of SM,” he said.
He said the local government unit of Dasmariñas was forced to provide P5,000 as financial assistance to affected vendors so they would remain inside the marketmall.He said he wants to bring that up during the consultation meeting between the City and SM, adding that the mayor assured them that SM would not sell the same products Carbon vendors are selling.