Mixing Business with Pleasure

10 Mango Square tenants file a civil suit against the mall management with hopes of a premilinary injunction to restore power and water supply. Due to panic, Mango square mall in Cebu city cut off electric power and water supply of their tenants.

The plaintiffs are are Ruth Adizas (Daj Bar); Flordeliz Alfeche (Pinoy Corner); Jericho Custodio (Chill Ville); Alita Jordan (Jaruk); Joel Lee (Booze and Burp); Jovelan Mayol (Kawki’s Kiosk); Gerard Pañares (Barrio Loco); Luisito Sarsaba (Beach Roots); Theodore Villarimo (Marthe’s Place) and Vince Yap (Cravingz). The tenants also asked for damages worth PHP2million and an additional of PHP70,000 for lawyer’s fee and cost of suit.

Aside from the complaint, the tenants also asked for damages amounting P2 million and additional P70,000 for lawyer’s fees and cost of suit.

They file a civil suit against Ludo Luym Development Corp. owner of the complex; members of the board and directors of Ludo Luym; and Conrad Steven Ding, former operations manager of Mango Square. Some of the contracts of the tenants are set to expire within a year while the other lease has until 2008. According to the tenant they paid at least PHP150,000 for the installations and construction of their kiosk. And now the owners have introduced new provisions in the lessor-lesse contract.

Tenants said that they where forced to sign the lease contract the same day they were sent. They said that a month ago more tenants leased spaces outside the mall, which caused problems in sanitation, security, peace and order, and traffic.

According to their ATTY. Francisco Amit Jr. they wanted to seek a 10 million pesos in damages but they could not raise the filling fee of PHP500,000 so they settle for PHP2 million.

The tenants are still willing to settle this with management.

At the Cebu City Hall, the city Administrator Francisco Fernandez will conduct an investigation on possible lapses on some of the city government offices because some owners of the illegal structures at Mango Square were issued business permits.

The mall has only six more days to remove the illegaly constructed structures on the parking lots and sidewalks of Mango Square mall.Mayor Tomas Osmena said he is willing to extend the deadline he gave the mall as soon as he sees the management taking action to correct their violations.

For the tenants they stood firm citing that the current contact has not yet expired. Since they were forced stopped their business, this constitutes a breach in the contract and they ask a php100,000 each for loss of income and another 100,000 for moral and exemplary damages. They also ask the court to order the defendants to restore power and water supply.

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Some City Law enforcers may find themselves at public elementary schools with chalks and blackboard erasers, instead of reporting to their respective police stations. They will be teaching students the basic law and order.

This is line after the cebu city council last wednesday approved a resolution aking Cebu City Police Office(ccpo) and the Schools Division to create a joint program that provides basic instruction on law and order to primary school students. The proponent for these resolution is Hilario Davide III, a member of the comittee on laws and good government. These will help students to become law abiding and responsible sitizens of the community and he believe that the policemen are right one to impart the lessons to the students.

The city councilors hope to help prevent children become victims or perpetrators of crimes in schools, homes and communities due to poverty and lack of proper guidance from parents, elders and teachers.
“One way by which the moral, intellectual and social well-being of children may be promoted and protected is to equip them with the basic knowledge of law and order while in school, thus preparing them for responsible citizenship,” Davide said. (source sunstar daily).

And also the council wants the students to respect authority and to inform them of their fundamental rights, duties, and responsibilities under the law. Students must also be taught whom they can call for help during in times of danger, how to spot one, what kind of person to avoid and what to so in case of emergencies.

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The management of Mango Square mall has taken steps to correct all the violations of the national building code. A day after Mayor Tomas Osmena warned the occupants that their stores will shut down. Acting Cebu City Building Official said the engineers of the establishements has already for the requirement to get a building permit.

“They’re starting to propose what changes they will make and have inquired about the procedures, at least they’re taking steps to make the necessary revisions but I don’t know what changes they will make because we asked them to begin with the first step,” she said in a phone interview. (source sunstar)

Last wednesday the mayor said he gave mango square 10 days to voluntarily demolish the strutures that built on the parking lot, which were contructed without a building permit. According to Ylanan before being granted has to comply with the city planning office zoning requiements including a locational clearance and parking requirements.Nigel Paul Villarete the city planning officer said that compliance with the parking requirements is a pre-requisite in the issuance of the locational clearance. “Before mango square was able to secure all the necesssary permits, but through the years they did renovations which needs another set of permits. The management went this renovations without the necessary permit which is a violation of the building code.” villare said

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Mayor Tomas Osmena stand frim on his decision to close down Mango square mall in uptown Cebu. The mayor give closure notices to 60 representatives of the 32 stall owners and occupants of Mango Square. For call center and other tenants he is giving two three months to relocate. Also present was City Planning Officer Paul Villarte, City Attorney Rodolfo Golez and Josefa Ylanan Office of the Building Official (OBO).

The mayor cited Ludo and Luym’s failure to secure a locational clearance,majority of the tenants failing to meet sanitation requirements, business permits, no peace and order;the area unsuitable to entertainment; He also suggested to the tenants to hire the top 3 lawyers in cebu to sue the management for the hassle and get thier money back.

Reporters present tried to interview the management representative Roberto Timillar but he refused. One of the affected tenants is National Bookstore that has become one of Cebu City landmark. One of the tenant said that the management ask her to pay 6 months in advance and now she want to be refunded. Xlibris which operates a call center and online publising ask if will be willing to adjust the deadline because its not easy to find a place to transfer. He told them that he will form a composed of the city planning officer and some members of the management team to sort things out. The whole building will be condemed and the tenants remove if Ludo will not comply with the law.

If Ludo comply it will pay 10 million pesos in compromise penalty and can only reopen after six months after complying with the latest building requirements.

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