He said just recently they received complaints from six couples who were allegedly scammed by a Davao-based wedding organizer.
His office responded by sending a letter of invitation to the organizer for a dialogue between parties on July 6, 2022, Wednesday to discuss the issue.
Sagarino urged Davaoeños to always check the business permits of the organizers since they are required to secure such documents from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and City Business Bureau before they can organize events.
Sagarino said his office recently has received reports that 30 couples were allegedly scammed by a Davao-based wedding organizer, who offered a package worth P65,000 to include the venue, the food, and the gown.
Accordingly, the couples have paid almost full and more than 50 percent but no wedding took place.
Apart from filing complaints on scams, the public can also go to their office, call their office number: 082-225-6044, or email antiscam@davaocity.gov.ph, for queries regarding persons to whom they seek to arrange wedding packages, Sagarino said.
Sagarino advised the public to go to their office before they get wedding packages to check if these persons have permits to organize wedding events.
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