Transition from informal to formal economy: Awareness raising on R204 towards designing an integrated policy framework in the Philippines Presenter: GLORIA P. MADAYAG Title: Streamlining Business Procedures

Valenzuela City Experience : I was an area leader for TUCP-Informal Sector Coalition of the Phils. project on “People’s Efficiency and Transparency (PEAT) Campaign”, of which, one of the objectives is to streamline service procedures in government offices, among others, by applying RA 6713 otherwise known as “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Elected and Appointed Officials”. Cities and national government agencies were piloted. And one of them was my city, Valenzuela. The learnings from this project were advocated later to be incorporated into the “Anti-Red Tape Law” and “BMBE Law”. Output: 1. The City installed “One Stop Shop Business Registration” in 2004 by virtue of DILG Memo Circular No. 2003-69 to streamline procedures of the Business Permit and Licensing Office in according to the RA 9178 or the Barangay Micro-Business Enterprise Act of 2002.

NUMBER OF DAYS IN GETTING PERMITS Valenzuela Outcome: As of reporting: TOTAL NO. OF BARANGAYS WITH ONE STOP SHOP WITHOUT ONE STOP SHOP 33 29 4 SPEED NUMBER OF DAYS IN GETTING PERMITS 2004 2012 14-21 DAYS 20 MINUTES

EASY STEPS IN DOING BUSINESS STEP1 RECEIVING STEP 2 ASSESSMENTS AND PAYMENTS STEP 3 RELEASING OF BUSINESS PERMIT

EASY STEPS IN DOING BUSINESS POST AUDIT : CUT DOWN TRANSACTION TIME TO 30 MINUTES ISSUANCE OF MAYOR’S MEMO CIRCULAR NO. 2011-006 FOR ESTABLISHING 3S (SIMPLE, SPEED AND SERVICE) IS BEING INSTITUTIONALIZED BY TWO ORDINANCES (No. 62 of 2012 AND . 339 of 2016) Done in more than ____ barangays out of 33 Others…….on going development

EASY STEPS IN DOING BUSINESS SIMPLE REQUIREMENTS: For new business: Barangay Clearance Business Cedula DTI Business Name Registration for Sole Proprietor DTI Business Name Registration with SEC Accreditation for Corporation Contract of Lease (if leased) Sketch of Business Location

PROPOSALS MANDATORY REQUIREMENT TO REPLICATE IN NATIONAL SCALE IN ACCORDING TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCE CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE LOCAL IMPLEMENTERS ENGAGING COMMUNITY-BASED ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS DIALOGUES IN PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING MONITORING AND EVALUATION SHOULD GO BEYOND THE IMPLEMENTERS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SHOULD STEP UP IN DISCIPLINING NON-IMPLEMENTING LGU’S DILG OMBUDSMAN SHOULD INSTALL GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS IN LGU LEVELS

MAKING IT MORE SIMPLE FOR VERY POOR LIVELIHOOD UNDERTAKING, EXEMPTION FROM PAYING REGULATORY PERMITS/FEES PROCEDURE: 1. CASE STUDY BY CITY SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER 2. EVALUATION OF THE CASE STUDY BY CITY LEGAL OFFICER 3. CITY LEGAL OFFICER DECIDES FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FOR THE EXEMPTION OR NON-EXEMPTION