Sunday, November 8, 2020

Baguio gov’t closes 144 businesses for no permit

BAGUIO CITY -- The city government through the Permits and Licensing Division (PLD) implemented the closure of some 144 business establishments for lack of permit from January to October 2020.
    Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong signed closure of establishments found operating without a business permit or if found to be in violation of existing ordinances.
    The most recent establishment closed on Sept. 22 was an optical store located within Gamaphel Building along Calderon Street.
    The establishment owned by a certain Job Rico Silva-Netto engaged in the retail of optical goods without a business permit.
     Per record of the PLD, there is a pending business permit application by one Sandra R. Silva-Netto at the same building for a line of business of “Retail Sale of Optical Products and Wholesale of Photographic and Optical Goods” but the same is lacking of clearances from the City Health Services Office, City Buildings and Architecture Office, lease contract and registration from the Department of Trade and Industry.
    Per record of the PLD, the closed optical store was being manned by a certain Carl/Karl Silva-Netto who was subjected to an entrapment operation by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group – Baguio City on January 16 last year for illegal practice of profession.
    The Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) certified that Karl Silva-Netto does not appear in the database for Optometrists in the Philippines.    
    A subsequent closure order was likewise issued on Sept.  30 against the subleasing operation of a certain Teresa C. Guzman at Gamaphel Building, for operating without a business permit.
    The stall subleased by Guzman is the same stall being occupied by Job Rico Silva-Netto as his optical clinic and store.
    Per inspection report of the PLD, the Gamaphel Building has 14 leases with business permit, five without a business permit and were subsequently issued a Notice of Violation for them to comply within five days else a closure order will be issued.
    Last year, the PLD closed some 2,447 establishments for lack of business permit found through the regular inspection rounds and public complaints received.
    While the number of establishments issued with closure order declined this year due to the existing health pandemic, PLD Supervising Administrative Officer Allan Abayao reminded the public to renew their permits for 2021.
     The schedule of business permits new application and renewal is January for those with family name, corporate or company names A to H; February for I to P; and, March for Q to Z. -- PIO-Baguio

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