![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has been urged to review City Ordinance No. 565, or the Revised Revenue Code.
City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. observed that business establishments closed due to their lack of business permits could easily reopen because of the very small penalty imposed.
He cited a resto-bar in Barangay 7 that opened a week after it was padlocked by the city government in the middle of December 2023.
The establishment paid a P1,000 fine for its non-compliance with the business permit requirement and another P500 penalty for serving liquor to minors, Ting said./PN
