Parañaque City Gov’t Orders Close of 18 Chinese Restaurants, Firms
18 CHINESE – Parañaque City government has ordered the closure of 18 Chinese establishments found to be violating the local ordinance.
Starting a business is not a walk in the park. If you are planning to create a business, an investor or businessman should obtain a business license.
Almost all countries have this law because there are consequences if you don’t oblige to the law.

In the Philippines, among the major requirements of building a business is having a permit. Surely, it’s a long process of registering but we have to oblige to that if we don’t want out firms to be closed.
Recently, several Chinese restaurants and firms shut down after they were caught violating the local ordinance in Parañaque City.

Based on a report from Inquirer, the government of Parañaque City ordered the closure of eighteen Chinese-owned firms and restaurants. Their businesses were found guilty of violating the local ordinance and no business permits.
The chief of Parañaque’s business permits, Melanie Soriano-Malaya, said those establishments should be closed on June 20, 21 and 24.
Most of the closed establishments were in Barangay Baclaran and Tambo which is a few meters away from PAGCOR Entertainment City.

According to the report, some of these Chinese restaurants that were shut down caters the workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).
BRGY. BACLARAN:
- Wu Pinna Restaurant
- Tuixianglo Restaurant
- Sunshine Mart
- All Things Supermarket
- Juzi Mart
BRGY. TAMBO:
- Shabu-Shabu Restaurant
- Chinli Eatery
- Shaxian Food Pub
- Cravemouth
- Abener and Angels Food House
- Dao Dao Restaurant
OTHERS:
- Yaki Yaki Homemade Dish
- JJ’s Oriental Restaurant
- EDC Lavishly Salon
- Good Tea
- Bayview Prince Grocery Co.
- Xiao Jun Gan of Chuan Chuan Xiang
- Cuo Cha

Based on the report, Malaya said those Chinese restaurants and firms were found operating without a business permit and disregard the environment codes and city’s sanitation.
They also violated the local ordinance requiring them to place English translation in their foreign signs.
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