Ease of Doing Business

• Implements Ease of Doing Business Act

  Anti-Red Tape Authority
• Business One-Stop Shop


  Single location or website/portal for Business Permit and Licensing Unit (BPLS) of an LGU
• Red Tape


  Produces slow, suboptimal, undesirable social outcomes
• Coverage of Ease of Doing Business Act

  All government offices and agencies, located in Philippines and abroad
• Business-related Transactions


  A set of regulatory requirements that a business entity must comply with to engage, operate or continue to operate a business.
• Non-business Transactions


  All other government transactions
• Citizen’s Charter


  Most current and updated service standards in the form of information billboards which shall be posted at the main entrance of offices or at the most conspicuous place, or websites
• Acceptance of Applications or Request

  All officers or employees shall accept written application
• The receiving officer or employee shall perform a preliminary assessment of the application or request submitted
• Unique identification number


  Identifying number for all subsequent transactions between the government and the applicant
• The receiving officer or employee shall issue an acknowledgement receipt containing the seal of the agency, the name of the responsible officer or employee, his/her unit and designation, and the date and time of receipt of such application or request.
• Simple Transactions


  Only require ministerial actions and only inconsequential issues
• Complex Transactions


  Necessitate evaluation and in the resolution of complicated issues
• Highly technical application


  Requires the use of technical knowledge, specialized skill and/or training in the process.

  Involves activities which pose danger to public health, public safety, public morals, and public policy.
• Application to Sanggunian


  Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod, or the Sangguniang Panlalawigan as the case may be
• Maximum Processing Time

  Simple Transaction- 3 working days from date of receipt

  Complex Transaction- 7 working days from date of receipt

  Highly Technical Application- whichever is shorter between:

  1. 20 working days
  2. As determined by the government agency

  Application to Sanggunian- 45 working days and can be extended for another 20 working days
• Extension

  The maximum time prescribed above may be extended only once for the same number of days, which shall be indicated in the Citizen's Charter
• Adjustment/Suspension of Period to Process

  Force majeure or natural or man-made disasters: days will be adjusted
• Automatic Approval or Extension

  Fails to approve or disapprove within the prescribed processing time:

  • Original Application- deemed approved
  • Renewal- deemed extended
• Denial of Application

  1. Fully explained in writing
  2. Name of the person making the denial
  3. Grounds
• Limitation in Signatories

  The number of signatories in any document shall be limited to a maximum of 3 signatures.

  Electronic signatures or pre-signed license, clearance, permit, certification or authorization with adequate security and control mechanism may be used.
• Heads of offices and agencies which render government services shall adopt appropriate working schedules to ensure that all applicants or requesting parties who are within their premises prior to the end of official working hours are

  attended to and served even during lunch break and after regular working hours.
• Local Government Unit Procedures

  Single Unified Business Application Form

  • Processing new business permits/renewals
  • The unified forms shall be made available online
  • Hard copies of the unified forms shall likewise be made available at all times
• Local Government Unit Procedures

  One-Stop Business Facilitation Service

  • aka Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS)
  • Established within city/municipality's business or Negosyo Center in the city/municipality
  • Queuing mechanism- to better manage the flow of applications among the LGUs' departments receiving and processing applications
  • LGUs shall implement colocation of the offices of the treasury, business permits and licensing office, zoning office, including the BFP, and other relevant city/municipality offices
• Local Government Unit Procedures

  Electronic Boss - Cities/Municipalities are mandated in automating their business permitting and licenses within a period of 3 years
• Local Government Unit Procedures

  Local Clearances - shall be issued together with business permits
• Local Government Unit Procedures

  Business Permit

  Shall be valid for a period of 1 year

  Renewal:

  • Within the first month of the year
  • On the anniversary date of the issuance of the business permit
• Local Government Unit Procedures


  Barangay clearances and permits - collected by city or municipality
• Violations


  First Offense: 6 months suspension

  Second Offense: Dismissal and Imprisonment of 1 to 6 years and fine of not less than 500,000 but not more than 2,000,000
• Ranking of the Philippines in World’s Bank Doing Business

  1. 2016 – 103rd
  2. 2017 – 99th
  3. 2018 – 113th
  4. 2019 – 124th
  5. 2020 – 95th