ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan -- The city government here was awarded the Kapit Bisig Gold Hall of Fame (city level) by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for its up-to-date registration of pawnshops and money service businesses in its jurisdiction.
“We are honored to have received an award coming from a national agency such as (the) BSP. It must mean that we are stepping in the right direction for our city. Of course, as the head of our city, I would want our constituents to be serviced reliably and efficient(ly). And receiving this award warms my heart and makes me proud to be a part of the local government unit that our reliable and efficient service to our people is being noticed in the national level,” Mayor Arth Bryan Celeste said in an interview Friday.
Bernald Capitle, Business Permit and Licensing Office chief of this city, said this is the third consecutive year that the city received the same award from BSP hence, they are now Gold Hall of Fame awardee.
“(The) BSP recognized the city’s fast periodic report in updating pawnshop and money service businesses’ registration, which is our support to the campaign of (the) BSP and the Department of (the) Interior and Local Government (DILG) against money laundering activities and protection of consumers,” he said in an interview Friday.
Meanwhile, aside from speedily updating their records, the city has long been implementing the “Ease of Doing Business Law” following its passage into law by President Rodrigo Duterte last year.
“We have made the processing of business permit simple so it can be released within 30 minutes. All they have to do is to apply, file and pay. In applying, questioning (for details of business) will take 15 minutes, three to five minutes for encoding and printing out, before they would proceed to the Treasurer’s Office and printing out of Mayor’s Permit. The processing at the Treasurer’s Office is also fast because the dues they have to pay are already computed,” Capitle explained.
In the simplified process, the applicant should have with him the pre-requirements in applying for business permits, such as community tax certificate, barangay clearance where the business will be established, contract of lease, license from national government agencies if needed, and certificate of registration for corporation/partnership, among others, he added.
Capitle further said the other requirements that took long to comply with are now part of the post permit requirements that may be submitted within 15 days, such as zoning clearance, real property tax or land tax clearance, garbage fee, fire safety inspection certificate and sanitary permit. (PNA)
