Davao City gov’t to sue bar owner

Schlosser identified the establishment as  Supladoz Ilustre Restobar  which was found operating without a business permit and failing to implement  the Safe DQR scanning among its clients inside the establishment. 

Schlosser told the City Information Office (CIO) that police personnel already issued a citation ticket against  the owner for violation of Minimum public health standards (MPHS) when they visited the said restobar on Saturday (Feb.19).

“We don't have a record of anyone who entered their establishment. They might not have been scanning the DQR of their clients. Upon initial investigation, that's among the violations that they have committed. Yesterday, I believe our Business Bureau has released a cease and desist order and they have already received it. They might have stopped operation because of the order,” Schlosser said.

She also said that a further investigation is ongoing with the City Legal Office. 

Meanwhile, Schlosser along with the Business Bureau and the enforcement team will meet bar owners and establishments in the city on Tuesday (February 22).

“We will remind them that they won't be receiving a safety seal without adhering to the standards needed to achieve it. At the same time, we have also deputized a lot of people from the response cluster, not just our police personnel to help in making sure that the MPHS is being strictly followed,” Schlosser said.

The city health official said they are looking into keeping the city's alert level 2 status or even improving it to alert level 1 but if Dabawenyos continue to commit violations similar to what happened at Supladoz, where almost everyone violated the mandatory wearing of face mask and social distancing, the city might soon become high risk and its alert level may be raised to three again.

"Hopefully, this serves as a reminder that our enemy, COVID-19, is still very much around. We should continue to be cooperative and disciplined by always following the MPHS and by being responsible to protect ourselves through having our vaccine or our booster doses,” Schlosser said.