Prayer room in Greenhills to open once tiangge resumes ops –Zamora

The Muslim prayer room in Greenhills Shopping Center will also be opened once "tiangge" stalls resume operations by next week, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Thursday.

"'Yung ating prayer hall, sasabay 'yan sa pagbukas ng tiangge... 'yung most ng ating tiangge owners or 'yung nagtratrabaho doon ay Muslim brothers and sisters natin so sasabay lang 'yan sa pagbukas ng tianggehan,"Zamora told Dobol B sa News TV.

He assured the public that the prayer room was already disinfected. At the onset of the pandemic, reports said the fifth COVID-19 case in the country frequented the place.

Zamora also said safety officers will control the number of individuals entering the Greenhills Shopping Center.

"'Yung pagpasok ng mga tao, mayroon kasing tinatawag na safety officers na iaassign sa kanila. Once they see na overcrowded na, magstop silang magpapasok. 'Yan ay nakikita ko dito sa mga nagbukas na..." Zamora said.

The city mayor reiterated that the mall management has modified the tiangge area’s layout by putting a two-meter distance in between stalls. Zamora also said a one-way walk flow marker was put up to ensure that physical distancing will be observed.

"Ngayon, binago na nila ang setup kung saan mayroon ng malaking pagitan sa isang cluster ng mga tindahan. Hindi na gaya dati na masikip at maraming tao," Zamora said.

"Ngayon ay mayroon ng almost two meters of distance from one cluster of stalls so kung may apat na tindahan na magkakacluster tapos may pagitan na two meters tapos apat na tindahan na naman..." he added.

"Nag-implement na rin sila ng one-way walk through so 'yung mga corridors dito sa tianggehan, one way na lang, walang salubungan..." Zamora said.

According to Zamora, shops selling gadgets will also be opened aside from stalls selling clothes and pieces of jewelry.

"Yes, magbubukas na rin 'yun, 'yung gadgets, cellphones, computers, laptops... lahat 'yan that is part of the shopping area, hindi lang 'yung mga damit at jewelries, pati na rin 'yung gadgets natin," Zamora said.

Zamora said all mall vendors and shoppers are required to wear face masks.  —Anna Felicia Bajo/LBG, GMA News