ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION. Photo shows personnel of the local government of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur at the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) on January 18, 2022, using the electronic Business Permit and Licensing System (eBPLS). A total of 19 local government units in the Caraga Region are currently utilizing the eBPLS of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. (Photo courtesy of DICT-13)
BUTUAN CITY – At least 19 local government units (LGUs) in different provinces in Caraga Region are now using the electronic Business Permit and Licensing System (eBPLS), according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology in Caraga (DICT-13) on Tuesday.
In a report, the DICT-13 described the eBPLS as a cloud-based software that enables LGUs to process applications for new and renewal of business permits electronically.
“The implementation of the eBPLS is pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 11032 (R.A.11032), or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Services,” the DICT-13 said.
Under Section 11(c) of Republic Act 11032, the DICT is mandated to make available to the LGUs the software for the computerization of the business permit and licensing system.
“The DICT, together with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Interior and Local Government shall also provide technical assistance in the planning and implementation of a computerized or software enabled-business permitting and licensing system,” the agency said.
The LGUs in the region that currently utilize the eBPLS include Tubod, Alegria, Mainit, Socorro, and Del Carmen in Surigao del Norte; and the town of Trento in Agusan del Sur.
The eBPLS is also being used in the processing of business permits in the towns of Carmen, Lanuza, Tago, San Miguel, Bayabas, Cagwait, Marihatag, San Agustin, Lianga, Tagbina, Lingig, and in Tandag City in Surigao del Sur.
The town of Las Nieves in Agusan del Norte has also benefited from the DICT-13 program.
More towns and cities in the Caraga Region are expected to soon implement the eBPLS as installations of the program software are continually being facilitated. (PNA)
