Business Permits and Licenses Office
Apply in person at the Business Permits and Licenses Office, City Hall Ground Floor.
Address: City Hall, Ground Floor, CMO BPL (Business Permits and Licenses Office)
Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Daily (No noon break) excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays
- Tel. No: 228-1713
- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Daily, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and HolidaysBusiness Permits and Licenses Office
Single proprietorship
Requirements for single proprietorship applicants.
- DTI Registration — Click here (Business Name Registration). Click here (Barangay Micro Business Enterprise).
- Barangay Clearance — Location of business
- Occupancy Permit — From City Engineer's Office
- Lease Contract — Rented / Proof of Ownership - Notarized
- Compliance of Zoning Ordinance — If applicable
For partnership, corporation and cooperative
Requirements for partnership, corporation, and cooperative applicants.
- SEC Registration and Articles of Incorporation
- CDA Certificate for Cooperative
- Barangay Clearance — Location of business
- Lease Contract — Rented / Proof of Ownership - Notarized
- Compliance of Zoning Ordinance — If applicable
For renewal of business permit
Requirements for renewal applicants.
- Basis for computing taxes, fees, charges — Income Tax Return
- Barangay Clearance — Location of business
Steps for business application
- 01Step no. 1 - Secure application form
Applicant/Client: Secure application for business permit form and checklist of requirements as to type of business applied for. Service Provider: Issue application of business permit form and checklist. Instruct applicant to comply with requirements. Person in Charge: Clerk III. Form: Application Form and Checklist of Requirements.
Person in Charge: Clerk III - 02Step no. 2 - Submit filled form and requirements
Applicant/Client: Fill up the application form. Service Provider: Receive duly filled up application form and the required documents. Encode all the data in the system and print the Unified Form and transmit information to the City Engineer's Office. Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO1. Form: Unified Form.
Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO1 - 03Step no. 3 - Receive Unified Form
Applicant/Client: Receive the computer generated Unified Form. Service Provider: Release the Unified Form to taxpayer and advise client to proceed to the Business Tax and Fees Division - City Treasurer's Office. Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO1. Form: Unified Form.
Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO1
Granting of approved business permit
- 01Step no. 1 - Submit documents and receipts
Applicant/Client: Submit all documents, together with the Official Receipts. Service Provider: Receive and check the compliance of requirements including the Bureau of Fire Protection Certificate and assign business plate number. Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO IV.
Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO IV - 02Step no. 2 - Printing and approval
Service Provider: Print the Business Permit and countersign for recommending approval and forward the Business Permit for the City Mayor's approval. Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO IV. Form: Business Permit.
Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO IV - 03Step no. 3 - Release of permit and plate
Applicant/Client: Receive the Approved Business Permit and Business Plate. Service Provider: Release the Approved Business Permit with the corresponding business plate. Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO 1. Form: Approved Business Permit and the Business Plate.
Person in Charge: Clerk III / LO 1