Interior Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has ordered all governors and mayors to comply with a law promoting and providing incentives to small village-based entrepreneurs by simplifying processing of permits and licenses and registration of businesses.
Players in the solar power sector are urging the government to simplify the procedures for applying for permits and registering renewable energy projects, as this is one way to reduce costs associated with such undertakings.
The Quezon City government will pass an order or ordinance that will drastically reduce the number of steps required to secure business and construction permits and licenses in the city by next year.
As part of the country’s efforts to move up the global competitiveness ladder, the Department of Interior and Local Government is urging more local government units to streamline their business processes and impose stricter rules on transparency.
