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BY MAE SINGUAY
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Saturday, December 31, 2017
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BACOLOD City – Establishments that should not take in minors must have the appropriate signage/notices in their premises, Councilor Em Ang stressed.
Ang asked the city government’s Permits and Licensing Division (PLD) to strictly enforce City Ordinance No. 08-14-706, which mandates the posting of “Notice to Minors” in several businesses.
Passed in 2014, the ordinance instills in businesses “their moral and social responsibility to keep minors from engaging in activities that are not appropriate for their age and may destroy their future,” said Ang.
“Some establishments that should not allow minors do not comply with the ordinance and do not have the required posters/signage,” she said in a resolution.
Section 4 of the ordinance tasks the PLD to inspect the establishments’ compliance “prior to the approval/renewal of their respective licenses/permits,” the councilor said.
The local law also mandates the city government to “produce stickers to be incorporated in the schedule of fees to be paid by the applicants for the issuance or renewal of business licenses,” she said.
“The city government is duty-bound to protect its constituent minors against business establishments whose unregulated operation may prejudice their development and welfare,” said Ang./PN
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