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Davao City nets P11 M from violators in 2023

Published Jan 9, 2024 10:14 am

DAVAO CITY – The Vices Regulation Unit (VRU) collected around P11 million in fines and penalties imposed on violators of the anti-smoking ordinance, liquor ban, and sobriety ordinance and payment of certification fees for smoking areas and cigarette sale permits in 2023.

P9.8-billion budget proposed for Davao City in 2021

DAVAO City earned P11 million from violators of the anti-smoking ordinance and liquor ban in 2023. 

In a statement on Monday, January 8, VRU officer-in-charge Hernando Q. Las said the total collection from January to November 2023 is P11,487,000, surpassing that from January to November 2022 with P8,624,700.

The VRU collection for anti-smoking citation tickets in 2023 was P7,339,000, P3,256,000 for violation of liquor ban ordinance No. 004-13, P846,000 for breach of sobriety ordinance No. 0410-18, and P46,000 from Certification Fee for Designated Smoking area and permit to sell.

Las said the number of cases filed under the Anti-Smoking Ordinance went up from 304 in 2022 to 396 in 2023. Liquor ban cases also increased from 393 in 2022 to 515 in 2023. 

He added that the Davao City police support their unit in apprehending these violators.

The VRU has at least 50 enforcers deployed here. Citation tickets for violators are issued by this office and violators pay their fines at the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO). 

Las said the VRU is targeting a P12-million collection from violators this year. “Continue lang gihapon ang among (We will continue our) operations,” Las said. 

He added that see no persons smoking in public places anymore as the campaign enters a new year and reiterated the warning on the ill-effects of this vice.

Penalties for violating the anti-smoking ordinance are P1,000 for the first offense, P2,000 for the second offense, and P5,000 and imprisonment on the court's discretion for the third offense.

For a liquor ban violation, the penalty is P3,000 for the first offense, P5,000 for the second offense, and P5,000 plus imprisonment on the court’s discretion for the third offense.

For the sobriety ordinance, the penalty is P3,000 for the first offense, P5,000 for the second offense, and P5,000 plus imprisonment for the third offense, according to the court’s discretion.

Las said that the liquor ban ordinance and the sobriety ordinance differ in that liquor ban violators are apprehended from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. while sobriety ordinance violators are arrested any time.

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