China-made vehicles that cost Php695,000.00 each to transport customers of new public market. Some vendors and buyers have raised concern about the accessibility of Mndaue City’s new public market. The city has an answer to that: Electric Cars. The city is also considering a rerouting scheme to make new public market accessible, while reducing traffic in major roads. The Market is set to open before the year ends, but market administrator says there’s no opening schedule yet.

Market administrator Musoline Suliva said the city bough four 14-seater electric cars, that will help transport vendors and buyers to the new public market, located at the back of the Mandaue Sports and Cultural Complex in Barangay Centro. A ride in the electric vehicle will cost one Php5.00, if the proposed fare is approved that is. As of the moment, the City Council is in the process of passing an ordinance for the transfer to the new market building. The contractor has yet to turn over the facility to the city.

The old market building, occupied by some 500 legitimate vendors, got burned in 2002 and is now risky for vendors and buyers as well. Also safety is an issue since the old building now gets flooded during downpours which cause inconvenience.

The old market will remain and will still be used but will be limited to only Dry Goods and Mandaue Delicacies.

The new public market is a 10,000-square-meter structure that sits on a 16,460-square-meter lot with the remaining 6,640-square-meters is for the market’s road and parking, easement and mini-parks. Most of the funds used in the project are taken from the PHp379-million loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines and allotments from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Market Officials have also put a vegetable garden on the rooftop of the old public market, in support of Mayor Jonas Cortes’ advocacy on backyard gardening and garbage segregation.

The rooftop used to be where the biodegradable wastes from the market’s vegetable section were disposed of. They decided to plant vegetables when the wastes turned into rich soil.