The Future of the Baguio City Public Market is at Stake

Everything seems fine. It's still business as usual when you walk through the Baguio City Public Market. But the future of these stalls and the vendors who tend them every single day will be decided in a few weeks time.

This coming January, the city council will take a vote on the proposed development of the market through a public-private partnership (PPP) with SM. Many concerned residents, groups, and organizations have vehemently opposed the PPP modality because the details of the proposal, they believe, are akin to mallification and privatization. 

Interesting times ahead for the public market.