NAVAL, Biliran (PIA) – The Business-One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) has significantly reduced the processing time for renewing and obtaining new business permits in the Province of Biliran.
BOSS has three steps to be followed in securing a business permit. Step one indicates the requirements, such as DTI/SEC/CDA registration, fire safety inspection certificate, sanitary permit, occupancy permit, and locational clearance, among others. Step two requires the payment and issuance of permits and clearances under step one. Finally, step three provides for the payment and issuance of the business permit.
During the Kapihan sa PIA Biliran, Faustino V. Gayas Jr., provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry revealed that a business owner's permit can be processed within an hour, especially if all the requirements have been completed.
Provincial Director Faustino V. Gayas Jr. (right) and Senior Trade and Industry Specialist Ronelo G. Jamin of the Department of Trade and Industry – Biliran shared how the Business-One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) speed up the processing of business permits during the Kapihan sa PIA Biliran on January 9, 2024. (Photo: PIA Biliran)
Ronelo G. Jamin, senior trade and industry specialist from the DTI Biliran Provincial Office, explained that the DTI assists business permit applicants, even in creating their email accounts, to facilitate their DTI business name registration and expedites the initial steps required before starting a business.
Kristine D. Mangalindan, data controller of the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO), said their Citizen's Charter allows 45 to 60 minutes for processing a business permit application.
Personnel manning Step 1 during the BOSS (Business-One-Stop-Shop) in the Old SB Hall, 2nd floor of Naval municipal building, examined the documents submitted by business applicants before issuing a business permit. (Photo: PIA Biliran)
The eight towns of the province have conducted BOSS with the following schedules: Almeria, January 4 to 31, 2024, at Almeria Gymnasium; Biliran, January 8 to 12, 2024, on the ground floor of the municipal building; Cabucgayan, January 3 to 20, 2024, at the Negosyo Center; Caibiran, January 3 to 31, 2024, on the ground floor of the new municipal building; Culaba, January 3 to 31, 2024, on the ground floor of the municipal building; Kawayan, January 8 to 19, 2024, at the SB conference hall; Maripipi, January 8 to 12, 2024, at Maripipi Livelihood Center; and Naval, January 3 to February 20, 2024, at the Old SB Hall. (RSV/PIA Biliran)
