ANNOUNCEMENT MEMORANDUM

Mr. Nelson Alivio
Director, Bureau of Permits
Tel. No. 527 0950

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT:

As mandated under the provisions of Republic Act No. 409, otherwise known as te Revised Charter of Manila, the Bureau of Permit was created through Budgetary Legislation to be under the direct supervision of the City Mayor. The functions of the office are to grant and refuse municipal licenses / permits of all classes and to revoke the same should violation of the stated conditions upon which they are granted are committed or for any other acts prohibited by law or municipal ordinance, including the following:

a. Processes, evaluates, and adjudicates applications for business, service personnel, original permits for storage of combustible materials, pedicabs, motorized tricycles, jeepney / tricycle terminals and special permits, and under Ordinance 8082 issues registration plates after a Business Permit is obtained and paid before the start of any business operation or undertaking;

b. Supervises and controls the operation of business enterprises, corporations and public utilities, and to perform such other duties which will ensure dependable business services;

c. Conducts field inspection on business establishments to determine compliance with existing laws and ordinances and their implementary regulations and verifies public complaints and effect remedial measures thereon;

d. Issues notices and / or closure orders to business establishments found needing certain requirements in their maintenance and operation, and to withdraw or lift such notices or cosure orders issued if warranted.

e. Furnishes the City Administration and the business community with meaningful statistics for their information and appropriate guidance.

KEY OFFICIALS DIRECTORY:

RATIONALE:

A. Provide information / advice to local and foreign investors on how to effectively deal with local government and local communities to ensure the success of a business project;

B. Facilitate community-level consultations between the concerned agency and the local authorities, NGOs, people's organizations and all other stakeholders;

C. Conduct problem-solving initiatives to bridge the concerns / issues raised by the investors and local governments / communities;

D. Help build the capability of local government and local government and local communities in undertaking / hosting business projects, including trainings on customer service using best practices;

E. Coordinate with the offices involved in the promotion of investments in particular industry (e.g. Mining Industry, Manufacturing, etc.) to ensure consistency of government actions; and

F. Undertake other tasks as may be assigned by the DILG through the Undersecretary for Local Government.

OBJECTIVE:

To create and ensure an environment that is conducive to investments and business.

PLANS AND PROGRAMS:

A. We aspire to enhance this year's collection through excellent and efficient service by saturating all the six (6) districts of Manila and penalizing those found operating without the necessary business permits;

B. Complaints received shall be acted upon immediately to ensure the veracity of the complaints and to institute corrective measures against those found violating existing ordinances;

C. Verification of the real financial status of applicants for business permits through ocular inspections, determining if the capital applied conforms to the business or establishment's physical features;

D. To coordinate with and seek the assistance of barangay officials in the strict implementation of ordinance re: regulation pertaining to operation of pedicabs and tricycles and in determining an inventory of the exact number of pedicabs and tricycles operating in the city.

E. To seek the assistance of barangay officials regarding the operations of businesses engaged in motor works, auto repairs, washing, welding and other similar businesses causing obstructions to pedestrians;

F. Launching of media information thru flyer, leaflets, broadsheets, tabloids, radio and television to encourage small businesses categorized as underground economy that they need not be apprehensive in securing permits due to high cost of license, permit, and regulatory fees because the city is fair in tax regulations and knows the limitations of those underground economy which if encouraged to secure appropriate taxes will surely add big bulk to the city coffers as those small business operators exist in every community and they are more dominant than medium or large scale businesses.

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