Seven more corporate entities were issued Safety Seal certificates by the Bacolod City government Friday, August 27.
The second batch of recipients of Safety Seal certificates were Jollibee (CityMall Goldenfields), McDonald’s (Araneta), Starbucks Coffee (SM City), SM Development Corporation (SMDC), Jollibee (Mandalagan), Jollibee (CityMall Mandalagan), and McDonald’s (North Drive-La Salle Avenue), Stela Rose Rayos, chair of the city’s Safety Seal Committee (SSC), said
Four more firms will be issued similar certificates, she added in a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office.
Rayos said 163 companies initially applied for certificates of Safety Seal with the city government.
Of the total applicants, 17 have so far qualified, after online verification/calibration and on-site validation of the Inspection and Certification Team of the SSC, she said.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia commended the companies that are compliant with the requirements of the Safety Seal Certification Program.
The Safety Seal Certification Program affirms that an establishment or public transportation unit has been inspected by the government and was found compliant with Minimum Public Health Standards, is using or its contact tracing is integrated with StaySafe.ph, and the establishment or public transportation unit possesses the requisite business permits or franchise, the press release.
This who wish to apply online can visit the Facebook page of Bacolod Permits Division, it said.
Rayos said only business establishments with valid Mayor’s permits for 2021 are eligible to apply for a certificate of Safety Seal.
Those who are awarded a Safety Seal will be allowed an additional 10 percent beyond the prescribed on-site capacity, as per IATF Resolution No. 127-A series of 2021, she added.*