Taguig orders closure of 80 businesses on C-5

The Taguig City government yesterday ordered the closure of more than 80 establishments operating without business permits along C-5 Road.

A composite team of the Taguig City police and the city’s Business Permit and License Office (BPLO), Public Order and Safety Office and Taguig Mobile Patrol Group served the closure order to the illegally operating businesses lining the southbound side of C-5 Road, from Palar to Heritage Park.

Among the establishments that were ordered closed were videoke bars, junk shops, motor and vulcanizing shops, goat meat retailers, and eateries. The authorities placed signs on these establishments informing the public that they had been closed down.

BPLO officer-in-charge Jeff Minglana said the establishments violated the Local Government Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 7160) and the Taguig Revenue Code, which require businesses to secure business, sanitation and other pertinent permits from the city government.

“None of these establishments has the necessary permits to operate business in this particular area. The city government is very strict in the issuance of permits particularly in Palar,” Minglana said.

He added that affected establishments have already been notified of the order two weeks prior to the actual closure.

Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga said the closure of these businesses is part of the Taguig’s intensified campaign against illegal activities in the city.

Follow-up operations will be conducted in the coming weeks to ensure the continuous implementation of the closure order, Minglana said.

He warned that the city government will penalize those who violate the order and attempt to re-open the closed-down establishments.