Community and Citizen Journalism

  “500 Days is the target date of completion” - Baliwag Market Renovation Baliwag Market Collection Clerk I Jhanine D. Hernadez stated that the Baliwag Market Renovation in Poblacion, Baliwag will be accomplished within 500 days (or before the 2025 Mayor Elections in Baliwag), as renovation is needed for the old buildings that were dilapidated, outdated, and lacked fire safety features. Baliwag’s Market has seen better days, from the old walls and galvanized steel roofs (yero) with holes and rust, to the lacking fire safety features of the whole building. So, during the latter months of 2023, the Construction of a 2 Storey Public Market and 3 Storey Parking began, which changed the physical landscape and economic situation of a good portion of the vendors of the market. A nearby picture of the ongoing construction of the New Baliwag Marke            Temporary makeshift stalls were erected in places near the market, such as Glorietta Park and Saint Au...

Tindahan sa Gitna ng Daan (Shops in the Middle of the Road) By: Cruz, Jan Patrixia Mae |  Jacinto, Roi Jendrick |  Parulan, Angel Kathleen

   Baliuag Local Officials’ Response to the Prolonged Renovation of their Market                                                                             Photo by Roi Jendrick Jacinto  The prolonged renovation of the Baliuag Market resulted to similar problems, being “matumal” as the most common one, to the vendors in the area. To gain more perspectives about the issue, we have conducted a survey to the officials designated in the marketplace of Baliuag. Among those are the traffic enforcers that keep the streets of the Baliuag marketplace unclogged and reduced of traffic to the best of their abilities, and the several market collectors and attendants who go stall-to-stall and collect the fee from the occupants.            The questions in this survey p...

  Citizen and Community Journalism: Issues and Problems on the Prolonged Renovation of Baliuag Market Photo by Cruz, Jan Patrixia Mae             “Priority” refers to the guarantee of a new stall or location once the marketplace of Baliuag becomes ready for operation. People considered as priority , as a similar system to seniority, are usually those who have been selling for a long time in the market and are thus given a guaranteed spot. On the other hand, others need to pay to reserve themselves a slot if they are not among those who were first given priority.             The information regarding the construction and renovation of the market is lacking. The site itself does not display information regarding the construction time, the agencies responsible for its progress, and other vital information. Photo by Cruz, Jan Patrixia Mae                Currently, some of the stall...