FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Peter Danielle Rallos

http://heritageispeople.blogspot.com/2016/02/rising-
from-ashes-new-quinta-market.html

https://youtu.be/vc6o_ovOazg

RISING FROM THE ASHES: The New Quinta Market

Its been a while since we last heard any updates on the construction of the "New Quinta
Market" some say it was all fluff and filler, while others say its something worth the wait.
RECALL
It was last year of July 27, when demolition works started after sealing a private joint venture
between the Manila local government and Market Life Leasing Corp to construct a new two-
storey (with rooftop parking) Quinta market worth 90 million pesos. One of Mayor Erap's
programs to "Revive" Manila is to privatize the public markets for better quality and
maintenance and to ignite a commercial hub, bringing life to the surrounding area.Of course this
stirred anger towards the vendors of said market, claiming that the privatization would mean
higher rent fees not affordable to most, hurting their business and livelihood. The Mayor
promised that true renters of the old market will stay and the fees will remain the same. More
than 200 vendors were relocated to orange tents while the construction is ongoing. Scuffles
were reported but the demolition pushed through.
Just recently we discovered that a video render of what the market would like was posted on
Youtube by user "Erap Estrada" (probably an employee) You can check the video for yourself
here

We took some screenshots of the video to emphasize key features of the new market.
 New clean facade.A drastic change from Quinta's old design

Open Fish Port that will invite more activity from Navotas and other ports into the Pasig River.
 Organized vending. Praying it stays this way.

Rooftop parking. Better have good security up there.

There was a report that the demolished Quinta Market was considered heritage. It is
important to take note that sometime during Lito Atienza's term as mayor, his beautification
program of Manila included heavy renovations of the dilapidated Quinta Market. So in fairness
to Erap, theres little chance that what he had torn down were of 50 years of age.
Quinta Market: Plans by Luciano Oliver and Felix Rojas
The famous market of Quiapo district in Manila is the Quinta, or what was known as the Mercado de
la Quinta. Located along Carlos Palanca Street, formerly Echague, Quinta Market is now a modern
building of concrete, steel and glass, with market stalls, halo-halo and palabok carinderias, and
Jollibee outlet. In 1878 as part of improving on market sites in Manila, the Acting Municipal
Architect Felix Rojas y Arroyo drew plans for the Quinta Market’s repair and enlargement,
improving on the previous design of Luciano Oliver Manchon, an architect, retablo designer, and
former Director of Public Works of the Province of Tondo. Presented here are the plans by Oliver
and Rojas. Rojas integrated a roof vent, exterior loggia, market stalls with upper storey lodgings like
shophouses, and two interior courtyards.