Ease of Doing Business Act

Question 1

Coverage of Ease of Doing Business Act

Answer 1

All government offices and agencies including LGUs, GOCC, and other government instrumentalities whether located in the Philippines or abroad that provide services covering business and nonbusiness related transactions

Question 2

What are business-related transactions

Answer 2

Set of regulatory requirements that a business entity must comply with to engage operate or continue to operate a business

Question 3

Acceptance of Applications or Requests

Answer 3

1. All officers or employees shall accept written applications, requests, and/or documents being submitted by applicants
2. Receiving officer shall perform a preliminary assessment of the application. If any deficiency in the requirements, receiving officer will immediately inform the applicant or requesting party
3. Receiving officer shall assign a unique identification number to application
4. Receiving officer shall issue an acknowledgment receipt

Question 4

Actions of Officers

Answer 4

1. All applications shall be acted upon the assigned employee within the prescribed processing time stated in the Citizen’s Charter.
2. Extension may only be applied once for the same number of days indicated in the citizen’s charter
3. In cases of force majeure which results to damages or destruction of documents, the prescribed processing times shall be suspended and appropriate adjustments shall be made

Question 5

Simple Transactions

Answer 5

1. Require only ministerial actions on the part of the public officer or employee
2. Present only inconsequential issues for the resolution by an officer or employee of the said government

Question 6

Complex Transactions

Answer 6

Applications submitted by applicants which necessitate evaluation in the resolution of complicated issues by an officer of said government office.

Question 7

Highly Technical APPLICATIONS

Answer 7

Applications that require the use of technical knowledge, specialized skill and/or training in the process or evaluation thereof. May involve applications which pose dangers to public health, public safety, public morals, and public policy.

Question 8

Automatic Approval or Extension of License, Clearance, Permit, Certification, or Authorization

Answer 8

1. If office fails to approve or disapprove withing prescribed processing time, application shall be deemed approve
2. Acknowledgement receipt together with official receipt for payment of all required fees shall be enough proof or has the same force and effect of a license.
3. If government fails to act on an application within the processing time, approval shall automatically be extended

Question 9

Type of Transaction and Period To proces

Answer 9

1. Simple Transaction- 3 working Days from receipt
2. Complex Transaction- 7 working days from receipt
3. Highly Technical Transactions- Shorter between 20 working days or as determined by government agency concerned
4. Transaction requires approval of the Local Sanggunian- 45 working days and can be extended for another 20 working days

Question 10

Contents for Denial of Applications

Answer 10

1. Fully explained in writing’
2. Stating the name of the person making the denial
3. Grounds upon which such denial is based

Question 11

Maximum number of signatories in a document

Answer 11

3 Signatures