Largest city of Metro Manila, Philippines

161 sq. km. land area3.179 million population, with 40% less than 20 years old19,745 people/ km population density

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66,644 businesses registered in 2014

48% corporations51% single proprietorships1% partnerships

13,679 new

52,965 renewed

Governance Objectives

• Efficiency. Pursue governance reforms to make it easier for citizens

and enterprises to transact with the City Government from the

convenience of anywhere they are.

• Transparency. Automate existing business registration and payment

and collections systems to ensure a faster, more secure, and more

accountable management and tracking of government transactions.

• Innovation. Employ benefits of technology to promote doing business

in the city.

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Link to the PBR : for single proprietorships

Quezon City is the first LGU to be linked to the PBR.

Applications for business permits by single proprietorships registered with the Department of Trade and Industry are electronically linked by the LGU’s BOSS personnel to the PBR, automatically receiving all relevant data on this business from the DTI, and sharing registration data with the BIR, PhilHealth, and the Pag-IbigFund.

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STREAMLINING

BUSINESS REGISTRATION

AGREEMENT ON DATA-SHARING

WITH SEC: for corporations

The SEC has begun sharing data with the QC-LGU on QC-located corporations, partnerships and foundations registered under the SEC’s Integrated Business Registration System (IBRS).

This allows easy verification of corporate registration information. Data connection is thru the SEC’s IT department and the QC-LGU’s web management system.

The SEC’s IBRS also electronically links the enterprise’s application process to the BIR, SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-ibig, for registration purposes.

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STREAMLINING

BUSINESS REGISTRATION

Co-location of Bureau of Fire Protection:

at the Business Permits and Licensing

Office

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STREAMLINING BUSINESS REGISTRATION

The QC-LGU signed an MOU that enables the BFP to co-locate their Fire Regulation Evaluators at the BOSS for the computation of fire code fees and charges and to accept and process applications for Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC)

One-time assessment of fees and charges:

Integration of community tax for business

with all other business registration fees

and charges

new local government services portal -Quezon City eServices

To access it, just go to the Quezon City Government official websitewww.quezoncity.gov.ph

This new portal now accepts business registrations of • New corporations• New partnerships• New foundations• New cooperatives.

NOW, YOU JUST NEED TO GO ONLINE TO REGISTER YOUR NEW CORPORATION IN QUEZON CITY

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INNOVATION IN BUSINESS REGISTRATION

SERVICE

Agreement between Quezon City Government + QC PCCI

for QC Business Registry Data Bankwhich will also house an ONLINE FACILITY FOR BUSINESS REGISTRATION

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ADDED CHANNEL FOR

BUSINESS REGISTRATION

E-PESO PROJECT

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FORTHCOMING INNOVATIONS

• QC-LGU systems are in place for accepting quarterly business tax payments via MOBILE MONEY

This is the LGU’s expansion of the USAID’s Scaling Innovations in Mobile Money (SIMM) project

• QC-LGU ONLINE PAYMENTS for business taxes are on a test-run, to be fully operational by end 2015

This is a joint project of:

• QC-LGU is awaiting banks’ response to COA requirements for the acceptance of TAX PAYMENTS VIA CREDIT CARDS

Guidelines for electronic payments for government transactions:

COA Circular No. 2013-007, dated September 18, 2013, providing “Guidelines for the Use of Electronic Official Receipts (eORs) to Acknowledge Collection of Income and Other Receipts of Government.”

Joint DOF and DTI Department Administrative Order No. 02 (series of 2006) and DOF and DTI JDAO No. 10-01

We, at the Quezon City Government, fully support all initiatives at easing the entry of more businesses in the Philippines

• But it must not unduly restrict the local government’s power to regulate businesses for public good and protect public welfare

• It must look at the overall regulatory environment for doing business ---the LGU is just one of many government institutions mandated by law to take charge of various aspects of doing business

Many national laws exist to regulate business startups, some provisions may be adding undue red tape – the LGU has no choice but to follow these, unless these are amended or repealed

• Government must have systems that are able to take full advantage of technology – IT systems must be compatible to be able to efficiently link data and process with one another