Imported meat sold only in meat shops with cold storage, says Mangaldan mayor
September 1st, 2010 | Author: Danny O Sagun
Dagupan City (01 September) – Imported meat is only sold in supermarkets and stores with cold storage facilities in Mangaldan town, the local executive clarified Wednesday in a media forum.
Mayor Herminio Romero said that the municipal government was prompted to act immediately on complaints that imported meat was flooding the public market. The municipal council in reaction passed a resolution last December regulating the sale of imported meat. No such meat is being sold at the public market now but supermarkets like Magic and CSI and meat shops with cold storage facilities are allowed to do so, he said.
Local meat vendors have complained of low sales because of the proliferation of imported meat. “Kaya nga tinitingnan naming maigi baka may mga smuggled pa,” he said during the Engkwentro forum of the Pangasinan Press Club Wednesday at the Jurassic Ark, noting that the town saw losses of some P2 million during the past eight months. “Buti nga naagapan namin,” he also said.
The town is operating a Class AA slaughterhouse which supplies meat to this city and nearby towns. The municipal government in coordination with the National Meat Inspection Service is strictly monitoring the operation of the abattoir to see to it that health and sanitation laws are complied with.
On other issues, Romero said that the town continues to attract investors. An investor from China has put up a paper tissue manufacturing plant in barangay Salay courtesy of the friendship between the investor and Vice-Mayor Bernardo Abalos who himself is a businessman, he disclosed. The needed equipment have already arrived. “Siguro mga October mag-start nang mag-operate,” he said.
On reports that giant mall developer SM is set to put up a mall in barangay Anolid, he said that indeed there were reports going around but there was no definite plant yet. “Hindi pa tiyak ang pagpasok ng SM, sana nga mapili nila ang Mangaldan,” he said noting other reports that SM was also considering Calasiao town because rival Robinsons was already putting up a mall there.
SM last year opened its Rosales branch.
Romero also said he was open to the idea being broached by Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim of merging the city with another town to create a new highly urbanized city which can qualify to become a new legislative district. Lim has said that neighbor San Fabian town, given its resources and potentials, is an ideal partner for the proposed merger.
Mangaldan, a first class town, may have difficulty reaching its dream to become a city. To qualify for cityhood, a town must have a population of at least 100,000 and an income of P100 million exclusive of the internal revenue allotment. The town has a population now of about 90,000 and some P30 million in local income. (PIA Pangasinan)
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