Post by tracymack on Mar 11, 2008 0:25:21 GMT 8
Really old news. I wonder if we've regained the distinction of having the largest cattle/livestock market in the country.. I hope Mayor Perez was able to turn things around just like he did with Urdaneta's financial situation from having Php 300+ million in debt (courtesy of the previous administration ) to becoming the foremost city in region 1 in terms of finance.
Urdaneta bent on reclaiming cattle market 'title'
Thursday, July 03, 2003
By Yolanda S. Fuertes
Source: Sunstar Pangasinan
URDANETA City is bent on reclaiming its "throne" as the largest cattle market capital of the country by establishing a new cattle market near the new city hall in Barangay Anonas.
Urdaneta's large income from the cattle market had gone down from a yearly P10 million to only P1.5 million.
Mayor Amadito Perez Jr. attributed the plunge to the massive importation of beef and the deterioration of the city's old market's facilities.
Perez said in the early 1990s there were about 1,500 heads of cattle sold weekly in the market, with the meat processors buying the big bulk.
"Unfortunately, when the importation was opened, the meat processors preferred to buy imported beef and only the butchers who supply to wet market vendors buy cattle in the city," he added.
Cattle sold here come from Region I and part of Region III and are bought by traders from Metro Manila and Region III.
Perez also bewailed the "mismanagement" of the old cattle market, which resulted in deterioration of the building and the facilities, "thus cattle sellers and buyers now shun the market and choose to go to Batangas instead."
This city has started its cattle market after World War II and has hence became known for the business, but at present Batangas has "dethroned" the city as cattle market of the country.
To worsen the city's woes, the family of actress Barbara Perez Ylagan, which owned the two-hectare land where the market is located, has filed an eviction case against the city after the 25-year lease contract expired in February 28, 1994.
The city, which pays P2, 000 monthly in lease, lost the case, but has appealed the case with the Court of Appeals.
The Perez-Ylagan's family offered to sell the land P35 million to the city after the expiration of the lease contract, which was too stiff for the city. The offer was rescinded.
Mayor Perez said while waiting for the decision on the eviction case, the city government decided to buy a 2.2-hectare land for P8 million near the new city hall "so we can already streamline the cattle market operation and regain the lost throne."
"With better facilities and better management, we can encourage more buyers and sellers of large cattle to do business in the city," he noted.
The city hoped to earn enough income from the cattle market to pay the P300 million loan incurred by the past administration for construction of mall (which has been stopped), slaughterhouse, public market and unpaid electric bills.
"Yearly we allocate P50 million for debt servicing and we are having a hard time making both ends meet. We even have to dismiss 70 casual workers because we have no more funds for their wages. We hope the cattle market will help us have enough funds for the city operations," Perez explained.
Urdaneta bent on reclaiming cattle market 'title'
Thursday, July 03, 2003
By Yolanda S. Fuertes
Source: Sunstar Pangasinan
URDANETA City is bent on reclaiming its "throne" as the largest cattle market capital of the country by establishing a new cattle market near the new city hall in Barangay Anonas.
Urdaneta's large income from the cattle market had gone down from a yearly P10 million to only P1.5 million.
Mayor Amadito Perez Jr. attributed the plunge to the massive importation of beef and the deterioration of the city's old market's facilities.
Perez said in the early 1990s there were about 1,500 heads of cattle sold weekly in the market, with the meat processors buying the big bulk.
"Unfortunately, when the importation was opened, the meat processors preferred to buy imported beef and only the butchers who supply to wet market vendors buy cattle in the city," he added.
Cattle sold here come from Region I and part of Region III and are bought by traders from Metro Manila and Region III.
Perez also bewailed the "mismanagement" of the old cattle market, which resulted in deterioration of the building and the facilities, "thus cattle sellers and buyers now shun the market and choose to go to Batangas instead."
This city has started its cattle market after World War II and has hence became known for the business, but at present Batangas has "dethroned" the city as cattle market of the country.
To worsen the city's woes, the family of actress Barbara Perez Ylagan, which owned the two-hectare land where the market is located, has filed an eviction case against the city after the 25-year lease contract expired in February 28, 1994.
The city, which pays P2, 000 monthly in lease, lost the case, but has appealed the case with the Court of Appeals.
The Perez-Ylagan's family offered to sell the land P35 million to the city after the expiration of the lease contract, which was too stiff for the city. The offer was rescinded.
Mayor Perez said while waiting for the decision on the eviction case, the city government decided to buy a 2.2-hectare land for P8 million near the new city hall "so we can already streamline the cattle market operation and regain the lost throne."
"With better facilities and better management, we can encourage more buyers and sellers of large cattle to do business in the city," he noted.
The city hoped to earn enough income from the cattle market to pay the P300 million loan incurred by the past administration for construction of mall (which has been stopped), slaughterhouse, public market and unpaid electric bills.
"Yearly we allocate P50 million for debt servicing and we are having a hard time making both ends meet. We even have to dismiss 70 casual workers because we have no more funds for their wages. We hope the cattle market will help us have enough funds for the city operations," Perez explained.