1,080 unsanitary, illegal businesses in Baguio face closure

At least 1,080 business establishments in the city are facing closure for operating without permits or violating sanitation regulations, an official said.

- By ZALDY COMANDA

Geraldine Angulo, acting head of the Permits and Licensing Division under the City Mayor’s Office, said about 60 percent of the closure orders involve businesses operating without permits or are non-compliant with sanitation standards.

“Most of the affected establishments were tank fabrication shops, brick-making businesses, auto repair shops, eateries, sari-sari (retail) stores, and one junk shop,” Angulo said.

The violations were uncovered during inspections in 50 barangays from Jan. 1 to July 3.