The renewal of business permits in Iloilo city is easier with the integration of barangay business clearance into the Integrated Business Permits and Licensing System (iBPLS) of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
“In the Integrated Business Permits and Licensing System, you apply online, you are assessed online, you are endorsed online, you pay online, and you can print your certificates online,” said Iloilo City Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion (LEDIP) head Velma Jane Lao on Monday.
In an interview, Lao said DICT had to customize its system and do some reprogramming, especially on the computation of business taxes, since they found nuances in the setup at the city hall.
Lao said with the integration of 140 out of the city’s 180 barangays into the system, permit applicants no longer have to visit their barangay halls to secure business clearances. Instead, they can get it online unless blacklisted.
The barangay clearance will be attached to their online application.
Upon the completion of the assessment, they have the option of paying over the counter or online.
Lao said that upon payment, they could view their permits, but the city government is asking them to display the original business permit and not the electronic copy.
She said they are working to also link with the courier later on, but in the meantime, they are waiting for the revisions and enhancement by the DICT before the business renewal in 2025.
The LEDIP officer said that the mandate of Mayor Jerry Treñas was not only limited to encoding online but is pushing for the ease of doing business where the processing is from end to end.
“This is under the ease of doing business where the national government wants zero contact policy implemented. Slowly, there is no need to come here that will curb corruption, delays,” she said. (PNA)
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