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Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. on April 8, 2025 issued a notice of closure of an illegally-operated tobacco facility in Barangay Margot.
Barangay Margot Captain Dominador Lising Jr. reported the suspicious activity of the tobacco hub to Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel who coordinated it to the Business Permit and Licensing Division, headed by Enrico Romero.
Upon checking, the BPLD verified that the tobacco hub was operating without a business permit.
Mayor Lazatin, together with Chief Adviser IC Calaguas, Manuel, members of the BPLD, Barangay Margot Council, and Angeles City Police Office, led by PCol. Joselito Villarosa, personally carried out the operation to cease the operation of the tobacco facility.
The ACPO is still undergoing its separate investigation on the said matter.
According to the reports, no finished products of cigarettes were found during the closure of the tobacco hub, raising some suspicions with its activities.
Upon interviewing the operator of the tobacco hub, the facility was only used to dry the tobacco before they transport it to their main manufacturing center.
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