GENERAL SANTOS CITY (8 January 2015) – The Business Permits and License Division (BPLD) of the City Mayor’s Office is strengthening its policy against the alleged operation of "fixers" in the said office.
“Starting January 5, 2015, only professionalized bookkeepers and processors are allowed to transact here in the one-stop shop for the business permits and renewals,” according to BPLD head Geraldine Zamora.
Zamora said City Mayor Ronnel Rivera strictly ordered the end for fixers during the business renewal and application season as mandated by the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 (RA 9485).
“Mayor Rivera is really serious with this matter; he doesn't want any kind of delays to be caused by these fixers. Moreover, he doesn't want any of the local government unit employees to be involved in these kind of undertakings,” Zamora added.
The BPLD conducted a seminar last November 2014 for designated company and business bookkeepers, processors, and representatives. The purpose of the seminar is to identify and regulate these individuals, as well as to orient them regarding the process flow of the one-stop shop.
“Those who were not in the seminar are automatically forbidden to perform any transactions here in the one-stop shop,” Zamora said.
Vicky Oculam, an owner of a water refilling station in Lagao, said that the seminar is good because it somehow guaranteed that everyone will be treated fairly.
“Having fixers is really unfair. If you don’t have money, you can’t do anything,” Oculam said.
The one-stop shop will last until January 20.
Mayor Rivera has already instructed the involved departments to extend their services even on weekends if necessary.
The one-stop shop consolidates every necessary procedure into a single venue to lessen the expense of money and energy of any processor.
Philhealth, SSS, Pag-Ibig, and respective barangay offices are positioned in the ground floor of the One-Stop Building at the back of the Old City Hall to decongest the lobby of the City Hall.
For those who are trying to apply for new business permits, pre-requisite requirements include:
Unified Application Form, Barangay Clearance, Certificate of Registration of Business Name from DTI (single proprietorship), Certificate of Registration from SEC and Articles of Incorporation / Partnership and By-laws and Secretary’s Certificate (corporation), certificate of registration from CDA, Articles of Cooperation, By-laws and Secretary’s Certificate (cooperatives), and certificate of registration with DOLE, By-laws and Secretary’s Certificate (associations).
The other requirements are Zoning Clearance, OBO Clearance, Conditional Sanitary Permit to Operate, RPT Clearance, ENR Clearance, Cedula, Fire Safety Inspection Certificate, SSS, Philhealth, and Pag-Ibig clearances, and BIR Form 0605 duly paid.
For business renewals, the barangay clearance, community tax certificate, gross sales forms starting November 2014 onwards, building permit/occupancy clearance from December 2014 onwards, RPT clearance starting December, 2014 onwards, ENR clearance starting December 15, 2014 onwards, and SSS, Philhealth, Pag-Ibig clearances starting December 2014 onwards. (Gensan CPIO/ Ian John M. Lagare)
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