City Gov’t adopts online system to ease of doing business
The city government of Koronadal has adopted an online system to expediently process applications for business registration in a bid to further improve the ease of doing business in the city.
In collaboration with Landbank of the Philippines and in support to the Department of Trade and Industry’s digital platform officially launched the Online Business Registration System on Thursday, July 29.
The online business registration system is a system adopted by government offices for the purpose of easing business transaction in conformity to the new normal. It will enable business people to save more time and money by doing the transaction online.
“Its a new law that are mandated to all LGU’s to have a system that is called ‘Electronic Business Permit & Licensing System’ a software that will allow client to file application online”,Jennifer Fernandez, City Local Government Operation Officer told the media during the press conference.
The Landbank of the Philippines is the payment center for this project. The payment will be made through the I-Access Portal of the Land Bank of the Philippines. Any ATM Card that is member of BancNet can be used according to Elmer Europa, Manager of Landbank of the Philippines, Koronadal Branch.
“This is the right time to launch since we are promoting the no contact policy, efficient yet effective system, we’re still aiming to make the Koronadal a business friendly city”,City Treasurer Marloun Gumbao told when asked during the said press conference.
“With that a person can no longer go to the different offices to file the application, it’s in the hand of the applicant itself, they only need to secure their files for faster transactions,” City Administrator Rene Jumilla further explained to the media.
With the system, Business Registration can now be done through this webpage link koronadalcityportal.com.
These are the steps on how to register a New Business:
- Go to the website
- Fill-in the data
- Upload required requirements
- Wait for the verification or if there’s difficiency
*if difficiency happens it will return to the applicant with an accompanying note
- Pay through bank if it’s approved
- Wait for the notification if the permits are ready to release
Furthermore, the releasing of permits will take place over the counter.
The system is open to all Individual or Non-Individual businesses such as Sole Proprietorship, Cooperatives, Partnerships and Corporations.
Hence the system is a big factor both to the government and the business sector because its centralized data management is in adherence to the Anti Red Tape Act of 2007 (ARTA) on transparency, graft and corruption.
Also, this is in compliance to Republic Act No. 11032 or the “Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on May 28, 2018.
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪n𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴” City Mayor Eliordo U. Ogena said in one of his pronouncements.
The city of Koronadal is the fourth city to have its online registration system in the entire Region XII.