EASE OF DOING BUSINESS As part of the ten-point socio-economic agenda of the current administration to increase competitiveness and Ease of Doing Business (EODB) in the country, the Department continuously pushes its efforts to ensure effective implementation of the recently signed Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Services (EODB/EDGS) Act or Republic Act No. 11032. The Department issued two (2) Joint Memorandum Circulars (JMC) to streamline business process and construction-related permits namely: DILG-DTI-DICT JMC No. 01 series of 2016 (Revised Standards in Processing Business Permit and Licenses in all Cities and Municipalities) and DILG-DPWH-DICT-DTI JMC No. 2018-01: (Guidelines in Streamlining the Processes for the Issuance of Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy). In order to successfully implement the said reform at the local level, the following trainings were conducted for the LGUs:
Training Workshop and Coaching on Streamlining Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy for Local Government Units 11-13 September 2019 Ridgewood Hotel, Baguio City
Electronic Business Permit Licensing System (eBPLS) Orientation And System Appreciation 21-23 October 2019 Ridgewood Hotel, Baguio City
Training for LGUs on the Rationalization of Fees and Charges 26-28 November, 2019 Ridgewood Hotel, Baguio City
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Annual Report 2019 Accountable, Transparent, Participative, and Effective Local Governance
Training for LGUs on the Integration of Barangay Clearance in the LGU Permitting Process 21 November 2019 Hotel Elizabeth, Baguio City