Mines View multipurpose building
done after 8 years
by Dexter A. See
The city government has completed
the construction of the P51 million-worth four-storey multipurpose
building in Mines View Park eight years after the project began.
The building will accommodate 200 vendors who currently sell within the vicinity of the park.
The vendors who surround the park made the Department of Tourism delist Mines View as one of the must see destinations of Baguio.
Other portions of the building meanwhile will be used by Barangay Mines View Park for its day care center, health center, barangay hall, and multipurpose center in order to decongest the crowded way leading to the view deck.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the transfer of the vendors to their new home will surely help in bringing back the grandeur of Mines view Park, especially if the DOT will see that the local government has already complied with its obligation of clearing the pathway leading to the view deck.
For his part, Vice mayor Daniel Fariñas appealed for cooperation among barangay officials.
Rep. Bernardo Vergara, meanwhile, said the city government is doing its best to help the vendors transfer to a decent location, thus, he said those affected should replicate by adhering to the rules and regulations to be imposed in the operation of the multipurpose building.
Engr. Oscar Flores, city building official, said the new Mines View multipurpose structure is a product of a redesign after cancellation of the earlier contract entered into by the Office of the City Architect and Parks Superintendent before it was abolished in 2005.
In 2004, the city government allocated around P33M for the construction of the building but because of the escalation of prices and the concerns of the barangay and the vendors, the building had to be redesigned bringing the overall construction cost at over P51M.
Flores said the building will have shops that sell souvenir items.
About four years ago, the DOT delisted the Mines View Park as a park and reclassified it as a shopping center because it allegedly failed to meet the definition of a park.
The building will accommodate 200 vendors who currently sell within the vicinity of the park.
The vendors who surround the park made the Department of Tourism delist Mines View as one of the must see destinations of Baguio.
Other portions of the building meanwhile will be used by Barangay Mines View Park for its day care center, health center, barangay hall, and multipurpose center in order to decongest the crowded way leading to the view deck.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the transfer of the vendors to their new home will surely help in bringing back the grandeur of Mines view Park, especially if the DOT will see that the local government has already complied with its obligation of clearing the pathway leading to the view deck.
For his part, Vice mayor Daniel Fariñas appealed for cooperation among barangay officials.
Rep. Bernardo Vergara, meanwhile, said the city government is doing its best to help the vendors transfer to a decent location, thus, he said those affected should replicate by adhering to the rules and regulations to be imposed in the operation of the multipurpose building.
Engr. Oscar Flores, city building official, said the new Mines View multipurpose structure is a product of a redesign after cancellation of the earlier contract entered into by the Office of the City Architect and Parks Superintendent before it was abolished in 2005.
In 2004, the city government allocated around P33M for the construction of the building but because of the escalation of prices and the concerns of the barangay and the vendors, the building had to be redesigned bringing the overall construction cost at over P51M.
Flores said the building will have shops that sell souvenir items.
About four years ago, the DOT delisted the Mines View Park as a park and reclassified it as a shopping center because it allegedly failed to meet the definition of a park.
2 comments:
Mines View Park was delisted as a Park? That sucks! What were they thinking? This is a Baguio landmark.
I guess they will rename Mines View Park (MVP) to The New Mines View Park Mega Shopping Center Mall (TNMVPMSCM). At least, the park officials and the city council retained and embeded its' original name.
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