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Sunday, March 19, 2006
City bans issuance of new permits to establishments in prohibited zones
TO AVOID further violation of the distance restrictions for liquor-oriented and amusement establishments, the Baguio City Government will no longer issue business permits to news applicants intending to set up their business within the prohibited zones.
Mayor Braulio Yaranon issued Administrative Order 40 for this purpose.
The Liquor Code, under Ordinance 1-1990 and Ordinance 11-87, provides prohibited zones within the city where no liquor stores or other liquor dispensing establishments and amusement centers can be operated if they fall within the prohibited distances from public buildings or grounds, churches, schools, hospitals or parks.
The distance restrictions for the establishments from said institutions are as follows: within 50 linear meters for retail liquor or ordinary bar (no music and no entertainment); within 200 linear meters for bars, disco, sing-along bars, night clubs with music or video or band entertainers; within 50 linear meters for billiard halls; and within 1,000 linear meters for computer and video centers with games.
Yaranon said measurements were made and various places have been identified as prohibited zones, particularly within Barangays AZCKO, Rizal Monument, Lower Legarda Road, City Camp, Naguilian Road, Lower Bokawkan Road, Magsaysay Avenue, Bonifacio Street, T. Alonzo Street, Session Road, Mabini Street, General Luna Road, Loakan Road and even Marcos Highway, among others.
"There is a need to control the operation of these so-called liquor dispensing establishments or other amusement businesses as they are mostly the cause of crimes and delinquencies among students and male family heads or adult male patrons of vice business," the mayor noted.
The City earlier planned to close down existing establishments operating within the prohibited zones, the operations of which had been tolerated in the past.
However, the City decided to consider the plight of the businessmen and instead gave them time to comply with the requirements by extending the deadline for compliance with distance restrictions until December 31, 2006.
This is to give affected businessmen ample time to make adjustments either by changing their lines of businesses or relocating their businesses in allowable areas and raise the needed capital to comply fully with the law on distance restrictions. (Aileen Refuerzo)
(March 19, 2006 issue)
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