Department of the Interior and Local Government BenHur Abalos should order his 1,500 town and city mayors to process business permits in 10 minutes or less. A business permit in 10 minutes is the best proof that the government means business.
Department of the Interior and Local Government BenHur Abalos should order his 1,500 town and city mayors to process business permits in 10 minutes or less. A business permit in 10 minutes is the best proof that the government means business.
Among the six major countries of the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations , the Philippines is the clear laggard, at No. 6 – in terms of Gross Domestic Product , GDP growth rate, GDP per capita , GDP growth rate per capita, export earnings and foreign direct investments .
In the World Bank EODB survey, it takes 13 steps and 33 days to get a business permit. In most LGUs, however, the norm is the longer the processing time, the better and the more financially rewarding it is for people running the LGUs. In Talisay, Negros Occidental, a businessman texted me complaining of an 18-month processing for a permit for his highland resort. The LGU’s excuse is that the project is on a higher gradient than stipulated. “So the papers go on ping-pong among the City Tourism Dept., DENR, HLURB and DAR. Very typical of government. You have to talk to everybody but you really have nobody to talk to,” the tycoon winces.
This shows that even the most opaque and corrupt countries can ease things up for businessmen despite the notoriety of their leaders and even while preparing for Europe’s largest land war in 80 years. Of course, 666 is also the number of the devil. Our mayors can then be devil’s advocates. For business permits in 10 minutes.10 dreamy experiences in Europe, America for your 2024 travel bucket list, plus an early bird promoDHL Express announces annual price adjustments in Philippines for 2024
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