This is Oas Public Market Site:
Buildings are named by letters identified below; followed by Budgetted/Spent Budget
A – Rayala Building includes: 1. Botica ng Bayan (’08 Budget Released) P 300,000.00 2.Public market building for construction with loans from DBP(’09 Loan Releases)4,800,000.00
B-(unnamed)
C-(unnamed)
D-(unnamed)
E- Camarin –Rehab of Camarin Bldg.Contract# 898893(perRoger Remolacio news) 4,138,018.00
F-(unnamed)
G-(unnamed)
H-Carinderia Section Rehab Cost (‘08 Budget) 2,000.000.00
I - Fresh Fish/Meat Section
J – Phase II Dried Fish Section Rehab(’08 Budget) 1,200,000.00
K– Phase I Dried Fish Section Rehab (’08 Budget) 300,000.00
L-(unnamed)
M- Barangay Hall _____________
Total Money Spent for Public Market Rehab & Improvement P 12,738,018.00

N- Slaughter House to be transferred to Bagsa:
Backfilling of Slaughterhouse lot (‘08 Budget) – P300,000.00
Construction of New Slaughterhouse(’08 Budget) - 400,000.00
Construction of New Slaughterhouse(’09 Budget) - 500,000.00
Total Money spent for Slaughterhouse Bldg. P1,200,000.00

General Comments:
Almost all the buildings in the public market have leaky roof and needs upgrading. Water services is poor, ventilation is poor, walkways are not cleared of debris & dark at night time, ambience is poor, poor lighting, poor garbage maintenance, over-all hygiene is poor. So where will Oasnons go for market?

Isn’t this the most viable business that the LGU can derive funds to finance other services for the general public? Or, is it still viable for them to operate it? This is the only most profitable area in every town ( you can name it!), but why not in Oas?

These questions need the answers from the Mayor & SBs. Who is in-charge here? Still the Mayor, I guess.

But wait, the Mayor and his councilors already poured P12.74 Millions only for a period of 3 years ending 2010? Is this supposed to calibrate into profits for the town to deserve almost 1 year IRA Developmental Budget of the Oas? The money invested is big, is the improvement proportionately present at site?

When is the profit coming, when Mayor Greg and his cohorts are no longer there? I thought this, as poor planning but my friend called it, “Smart planning”.

There is no more profit to talk about. Why? The people have not invested their lot by vigilance (listening, looking around & talking about it) and by participation (joining the bidding, becoming part of the labor force, or by monitoring the work, or do just anything-makialam sa pera ng bayan!).

These LGU officials planned well where they can profit the most, so long as the people don’t care to know what’s going on. Indeed, they kept the people in complete darkness. They know that if the people do not participate in the budgeting, how will they ever know how much is being spent for every project. “This way, they profit most who hides the budget best.” That could be an adopted slogan in LGU-Oas. The profit…they have encashed already, right Mr. Contractor?

So….pano na ang Bayan natin? The money was invested on a project that doesn’t expect any profit? WOW WHAT A LOSS!
How come they call the public market in their budgeting as “Revenue Enterprise” of the Government. Just like the Water System and the Slaughterhouse. That’s because a consistent income stream is expected from these revenue centers on a daily basis.

So we insist, that the Mayor and his SB prove to the people of Oas that they invested peoples’ money where they deem it to calibrate into revenues, not 10 years from now, nor 2years from now…but now. That’s because these three enterprises has the “CASH AND CARRY” business for the town, NO CREDITS ALLOWED!

That is why we ask: where’s the beef, Mr Mayor? Why are you so silent, Messrs. Councilors?
I know you can’t speak when your mouth is full!