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The
Philippine Ports Authority wants to demolish the shanties
at the Tagbilaran City Port after the contract with the organizer
of the "Hudyaka sa Pasko" expired last January 7.
PPA
Port Manager Emmanuel Boholano said the organizer of Hudyaka
has requested for an extension of their stay but was denied
by top port officials. The denial of their request for extension
was followed by a request for a reconsideration.
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The
local port manager is awaiting the final decision of
PPA district or central offices where the organizer's
move for reconsideration was submitted last week.
Top
PPA management has viewed the existing shanties as "eye
sore" at the port which is declared as the first
"tourist port in the country." What is being
seen are shanties displaying dry goods or "okay-okay"
including some eateries.
Dubbed
as "Hudyaka sa Pasko," the area used to have
nightly entertainments during the holiday season. Those
displaying wares at the area are paying rentals amounting
to P70,000 per stall, according to Kagawad Edgar Kapirig
whose wife operates a stall in the area.
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Deputy
City Mayor Mario Uy is raising funds as a private sector to
help finance the "Botika sa Katawhan" project which
is linked up with the Lim administration.
The
port manager said that he is awaiting the decision of top
PPA management regarding the fate of the shanties, some of
which are left vacant even since these structures were constructed
in November last year.
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