Datu Saripada Agwak, successor Rise-Rise puppets of mallification in Yrong-Yrong
"Bolanteros", the Visayan for ttransient or temporary vendors who once added life to the brisk commerce at the Super and Central markets, are gone now as result of "mallification". Yrong-Yrong City and majority of its "honorables" just love SM Prime Holdings at the expense of the vendors. These subsistence entrepreneurs are self-sufficient and add revenues to the local government which traits are eroded by "mallification", that is, the city government, having volunteered as water boy, executive assistant, alalay, tong collector of SM Prime Holdings, owner of chains of malls nationwide which the regime of Datu Saripada Agwak have gifted, yes gifted", de facto full ownership and control of Yrong-Yrong's two prime real estate assets totaling 3 ha. + for at least 50 years. During these 50 years, SM gets all the collections from rents, fees on delivery trucks and parking vehicles of market goers. During 50 years, SM pays no rent, that is, ...