Tan, L. C. (2015). Improved market operations for vigilant, efficient and responsive services (I-MOVERS) (Unpublished master's thesis). Public Management Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines.

Public Management Development Program Middle Managers' Class Thesis (MMC)--Development Academy of the Philippines.

The I-MOVERS Project, which stands for "Improved Market Operations for Vigilant, Efficient and Responsive Services" was conceptualized to address the typical problems in the public market, with Santiago City as the pilot. The focus of the project was on the improvement of the market's sanitation and waste management system; reasonable prices of basic and prime commodities; compliance of business establishments to trade and industry laws, particularly on the Price Tag Law; consumer awareness on their rights and responsibilities; recognition of business establishments complying to trade and industry regulations; and redress, mechanism for consumer issues and complaints. The project have the following components and corresponding outputs that contributed to the significant improvement of the Santiago City Public Market: 1) Green Market: Establishment of Sanitation and Waste Management Monitoring Standard Checklist; 2) Gawad Huwarang Tindahan: Institutionalization of a Recognition System for business establishments within the public market; 3) Honest Market: Installation of an electronic price board and timbangan ng bayan; 4) Consumer-friendly Market: Establishment of a Consumer Welfare Desk (CWD); 5) Well-informed Consumers/Business Establishments Market: Establishment of a Consumer Welfare Center and Business Education and Information Corner; and 6) Fair Trade Law-Compliant Market: Advocacy and Monitoring on the compliance of business establishments to the Price Tag Law.