THE DAVAO City Business Bureau is expecting more than 39,000 business permit renewals this year, with processing to start Thursday, Jan. 3. “Our office issued a total of 39,514 business permits last year so we expect more or less the same number of businesses that will be renewed this 2019,” Business Bureau Chief lawyer Marissa M. Torentera said in an interview. Renewal applications will be processed at the bureau’s office at the Sangguniang Panlungsod building and a satellite center at the Almendras Gym. Both sites will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays this month. “We are urging business owners to renew their business permits early to avoid the long lines later on,” Ms. Torentera said. — Carmencita A. Carillo

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