Business Bureau to set up online business permit registration kiosk

LTO tells drivers to strictly follow procedures on license application

An official of the Land Transportation Office-Davao (LTODavao) reminded new applicants of driver’s license on Wednesday to follow proper procedure or face perpetual revocation.

Neil M. Cañedo, regional director of LTO-Davao, issued his warning after reports that some applicants opted to apply for driver’s license outside Davao City, specifically in Bislig, Surigao del Sur and Patin-ay, Agusan del Sur, as it is easier to acquire license from those areas.

“Mao nang gipangusgan sa central office sa atong LTO ang digitalization kay makita na tanang data sa system even ang exam makita na all you have to do is i-remember nimo na tanan ug i-comprehend aron pag-abot sa exam matubag nimo siya. Puwede na hubaron sa english, tagalog, ug karon among ginasulayan ang bisaya para masabtan nila,” Cañedo said during Wednesdays at Habi at Kape media forum at Abreeza Mall.

He also encouraged applicants to transact directly to LTO and not through fixers. To get a driver’s license, an applicant just need to get a special permit (SP) at P250 and after 31 days he/ she can apply for non-professional driver’s license as long as he/she already secured the practical driving certificate (PDC) and medical certificate.

Cañedo said all in all an applicant will only pay P700 to P900 at LTO excluding the practical driving fee, which are offered by LTO-accredited driving schools, compared to the P8,000 that the applicant will be paying when getting a license to areas outside Davao City.

Cañedo clarified that Dabawenyos are not prohibited to apply for a driver’s license outside Davao City as long as they go through the proper procedure.

“Makita namo na sa system specially kung mu-derecho ug professional, that is in violation of RA 10930, pag madakpan namo, wala na namo ginabalik ug ang among i-attach is resolution. Perpetual re-

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By MAYA M. PADILLO

An official of the Business Bureau announced on Wednesday that the bureau is eyeing to set up kiosks at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) due to poor response from applicants for business permit online registration.

According to Maribel Paguican, officer in charge of the Davao City Business Bureu from the 42,856 renewal applications generated by the department for the month of January, a meager 1.11 percent or 476 applications used the online platform.

She said setting up kiosks with computer and internet connection will help boost online registration of business permits.

“The mayor has given me an assignment to really come up kung ano yung mga issues ng ating mga clients. Their issues include wala silang capacity dahil wala silang computers at walang internet and that is beyond our control,” she said during Wednesdays Habi at Kape media forum at Abreeza Mall.

Paguican said they will also capacitate the barangays to help the city address concerns of the applicants.

“Our strategy is to set up kiosks with computer and internet at the SP so that we can give the service as mandated by our ease of doing business,” she said.

It can be recalled that in his inaugural speech on June 27, 2022, Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte pushed for the digitalization of public transactions and the delivery of government services.

He urged the public to take advantage of the latest available technology and ensure global competitiveness when it comes to