Published January 31, 2021, 12:46 PM
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao said a total of P8.5 million in fines and penalties imposed from violators of the Anti-Smoking Ordinance, Sobriety Ordinance, and Liquor Ban for 2020 was collected by the city’s Vices Regulation Unit (VRU).
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In a statement on Friday, January 29, the local government said a large portion of the collection came from the violators of the anti-smoking ordinance which amounted to P6.6 million.
“The collected amount for the liquor ban violations totaled to P1.8million while P49,481.25 were fines for violating the sobriety ordinance and P25,000 from the certification fee for Designated Smoking Area and Permit to sell,” it said.