The Makati City government has shut down two more businesses in the city for operating without a permit and for violating the general community quarantine guidelines.
Personnel from city’s Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) padlocked Casa Bambu in Barangay Poblacion for failure to secure a business or mayor’s permit and for failure to comply with health and safety protocols.
Another closure order was posted at SMD Laundry Shop in Barangay San Isidro for violating Section 4A of the Revised Makati Revenue Code or City Ordinance No. 2004-A-025.
The closure order against the establishments was made upon the recommendation of the Makati police station.
Mayor Abigail Binay said the BPLO is conducting routine inspections on businesses to ensure compliance amid the pandemic.
The local government recently shutdown Skye Bar and Restaurant where a celebrity TV host and at least 113 other individuals were arrested, also for violating health protocols.
President Rodrigo Duterte placed Metro Manila under general community quarantine, with restaurants only allowed to operate at 30 percent of its regular capacity. Bars are still prohibited from reopening.
The city government of Makati is also implementing a new policy regulating dine-in services at commercial food establishments whenever the city is under a state of calamity, public health emergency or similar emergency declarations.
Under the ordinance, dine-in services are strictly prohibited when the city is placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine. For Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine, a maximum of 30 percent of the dine-in services will be allowed subject to strict compliance with the minimum public health standards and social distancing protocols.
