Mayor Pablo C. Ortega said that business and individual working applicants who are securing and renewing their permits from the city government are considerably increasing, since a One-Stop-Shop center was established in the City Hall building.
“As I see it, many are applying for new business permits-that means there are many traders coming to our city, that also means progress here continues arriving and still multiplying,” the mayor said in an interview.
A One-Stop-Shop caters to business and individual working permits seekers all in one transaction table, where they can avail of their Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Social Security System (SSS), PhilHealth, City Health Office (CHO) and Police and Fire Departments clearance certificates in just one designated area. Before it was launched, applicants endure the burden of going from one office to another resulting to chaotic and disorder manner of acquiring the said papers.
Mayor Ortega added that since last week, after the holidays, the city government has collected a total of P400, 000 worth of proceeds from both working and business permits applicants.
Ofelia Mendoza, business permits and licensing section head, said that before heading for the One-Stop-Shop center, applicants should secure their barangay clearances, previous licenses and ID pictures so as not to complicate the processing. An individual working permit costs P230.00.
She added that applicants will have until Jan. 20 to file their applications or they have to pay an additional 25% surcharge. “We are open on Mondays to Fridays until 10 PM and even on Saturdays and Sundays until Jan. 20,” Mendoza said.
Food handlers who are applying working permits are required to take a stool examination before they can get their health certificates, it was also learned.
Private establishment employers are also warned against employees without individual working permit or suffer a P5,000 penalty. They are also responsible to pay an additional P500 for each employee who was found working without a permit.
She also appealed to employers to require a job applicant for a working permit before hiring them to avoid violating the city ordinance. |
