MANILA, Philippines — The China Food City in Las Piñas City remains closed as the food hub’s owners have yet to install a water treatment facility, an official said yesterday.
The food hub, lambasted on social media for accepting only Chinese customers, has yet to receive a discharge permit from the city government’s environment and natural resources office, Wilfredo Gaerlan, business permits and licensing office chief, told The STAR.
The establishment was releasing wastewater, combined with oil and grease, straight into drainage pipes that empty into a nearby creek, he said.
Last May 10, the city government issued an order shutting down China Food City after Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez recommended that the establishment, with around 30 food stalls, be closed due to various offenses.
The city government issued a business permit to the food hub in February.