The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) served final notices or demand letters to 17 tenants of the Manokan Country to pay their delinquent accounts totaling P8.64 million or face closure.
The serving of the notices on Friday, August 26, was a collaborative effort of the CLO together with the City Treasurer’s Office, Permits and Licensing Division and Socio-Economic Enterprise Unit – Markets, a press release from the Bacolod City Government Center said.
Legal Assistant II April Rose Mae B. Morada reminded stall owners and their representatives that they only have until the end of September to settle their accounts.
Failure to settle their accounts will result in the closure of their business establishments, the notices signed by City Legal Officer Carlos Romeo M. Ting Jr. said.
Appropriate legal action will also be taken against stall owners for violating City Ordinance No. 565 Series of 2011, it added.
The stall owners were told to visit the Treasurer’s Office if they have questions regarding their unpaid accounts.
Aside from delinquent accounts, two stall owners were also given a final notice because of their failure to secure business permits, the press release said.*