68 businesses suspended over unsanitary practices

SIXTY-eight establishments in Davao City were not given permits to operate for violating sanitary standards in 2018.

City Health Office (CHO) Sanitation Department inspector Curtis Lazarraga, however, reported that some of these establishments have already complied with the sanitation rules and regulations and are now operational again but some were ordered closure for their failure to comply.

He refused to name these establishments though.

The Sanitation Unit has been conducting monitoring and evaluation of the establishments in the city regularly.

Lazarraga said that if an establishment fails to comply with the sanitary standard, they will not be able to renew its license and permits in the Business Bureau.

“We have an inspector in every health districts. There are 16 districts na nag-cover ng whole of the city and ang target talaga is twice a year kung regular monitoring,” he said, adding that if the establishment has records on sanitary standard violations, the number of visitation of inspectors will increase.

Meanwhile, Lazarraga said that the present penalty for the violation is only P1, 000 which he suggested should be amended.

“There are penalties because those are violations of the law. The penalty is P1, 000, and it is very minimal kay 1972 pa man gud ni nga balaod (because this law was made in 1972),” he said.

“Maybe the national could make some revisions on the increase of penalties. But we could order closure of these establishments,” he added.

Under Presidential Decree (PD) 856 or the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines and City Ordinance Number 078 or the Environmental Health and Sanitation Ordinance, the establishments were directed to comply the specific requirements like acquiring sanitary permits, health certificates, proper garbage disposal, vermin eradication and proper food handling.

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