The manager of SM City-Bacolod informed the Mayor recently that Phuture Visions Company Inc., has decided to abrogate whatever rights it has to occupy the space in the building that was padlocked by the city government in March 2007 for lack of a Mayor's Permit.

PVI which had opened Happy Bingo at SM City in March last year is being operated by the sons of Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella.

Mall manager George Anthony Jardiolin, in his letter to Mayor Evelio Leonardia dated Jan. 3, 2008 , said that in view of this fact, the space that has been effectively turned over back to SM City-Bacolod, and they are requesting that the padlock of the city on the entrance of the bingo outlet be removed.

He also informed the Mayor that they are now negotiating with an applicant who also operates bingo outlets in several SM malls.

City Legal Officer Allan Zamora said the mayor had referred the matter to him so he assured Jardiolin that the city will remove the padlock the soonest possible time.

He said, however, that the city, consistent with its stand on PVI, will not allow any entity to operate bingo games if it has no prior "Mayor's Certification of No Objection."

In the absence of any Mayor's Certificate of No Objection, the city will not issue any Mayor's permit even if such entity is already an old bingo player in several SM malls, he said.*CGS

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