VOL. 7 ISSUE 77• WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014
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IMPORTED SIDEWALK VENDOR. Jerome, a Filipino-American sidewalk vendor, entertains customers in his makeshift store where he displays knock-off earphones along Gov. Duterte Street in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.
ANTI-BOOZE STRENGTHENED Council pushes for amendments to liquor, cigarette ban
By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. abf@edgedavao.net
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STABLISHMENTS violating the restrictive law on liquor, alcohol and cigarettes could face stiffer sanctions once the Davao City Council passes amendments to the existing ordinance. Yesterday, the City Council pushed for the amendment to Ordinance No. 064-02 prohibiting all stores and bars selling or serving liquors, alcohol and cigarettes to minors to add more teeth to the law by expanding the liability to establishment owners. Under the existing provisions of the ordinance, only the violators are liable for violation of the ordinance. Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte told reporters yesterday in press briefing that the city council is prioritizing the approval for the next six months the
amendment of “An Ordinance Amending, Revising and/or Modifying Section 2, Section 4, Section 5, Paragraphs (A) and (B), Section 6 and Section 7 of Ordinance No. 064-02, Series of 2002, otherwise known as “An Ordinance Prohibiting Retailers, Wholesalers, Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores and other Businesses from Selling or Allowing to be Sold to Minors in their Respective Store and Establishments Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products, Beer, Liquor, and other Intoxicating Beverages
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THAT’S ME. Dr. Alfonso Lopez, one of Davao Doctors Hospital founders, appears to be very amazed when he saw his photograph hanging on the wall of the institution’s Founders Hall during its inauguration yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.