KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato --- The local government in this city has shut down a satellite market for failing to secure a franchise. Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista said the city government had issued notice of violations to the owner of Squaremart, a satellite market operating in Barangay Poblacion, for failure to secure a franchise from the city council. Aside from the 20 stall owners affected by the shutdown, another 28 stalls in the city's mega market - the main market here - were also closed down due to failure of the owners to renew their business permits. "We already gave them ample time to comply but still, they failed (to meet the requirements) for some unknown reasons,"...Keep on reading: Satellite market in Cotabato capital padlocked for failing to secure franchise