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Director Levi Facundo of Bureau of Permits and Licensing
Office (BPLO), who conducted the operation against some establishments said
that they received many complaints about the product with that label. These were
found or traced in Sto. Cristo in Binondo, Manila’s Chinatown. The labels count
as misrepresentation and solid basis for the establishments to its closure.
Facundo said, “Wala pong Binondo sa China. Ang Binondo po
nasa Maynila. Ito ang malaking insulto sa atin. Hindi tayo papayag.”
The government of the City closed at least four stalls in
the area. One is the administration office and warehouses where they repacked
the beauty products. They said that the warehouses were locked when they arrived
so they weren’t able to inspect the other products. They rather posted a
closure notices on its rolling doors.
The BPLO director said they still have to identify the owners
of the establishment, and asking the Divisoria Mall Management for more
information. Once they have identified, the owners have to produce the permits
from the Mayor’s office, to Manila Health Department and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). Facundo warned other businesses to check their products because
if there is misrepresentation on the labels, the owner or sellers will be
accountable.
This is not the first time that the country associated with
the tag “province of China”. There was even a tarpaulins hung on several
overpasses in Manila in 2018 said “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China”.
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