DILG to order suspension of Chuzon grocery’s business permits after quake

Rescuers pull out a male survivor out of the rubbles of Chuzon supermarket. INQUIRER / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Tuesday said he will order the suspension Chuzon Supermarket’s business permits in Central Luzon, after the supermarket chain’s branch in Porac, Pampanga collapsed when the magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted the province.

WATCH: Search and rescue operations at Chuzon Supermarket in Porac, Pampanga after the magnitude 6.1 quake. Video from AFP | @NCorralesINQ #LindolPH #EarthquakePH pic.twitter.com/LrQnWD9GL6 https://t.co/LrQnWD9GL6

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“I will send a memo to LGUs (local government units) to temporarily suspend business permit of Chuzon Supermarket in Central Luzon pending the result of infrastructure audit and review to avoid any loss of life if ever another earthquake will happen,” Año told INQUIRER.net in a text message.

At least four were killed while dozens remain reportedly missing after the four-storey supermarket collapsed during the earthquake on Monday afternoon. /muf