An official of the Business Bureau announced on Wednesday that the bureau is eyeing to set up kiosks at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) due to poor response from applicants for business permit online registration.
According to Maribel Paguican, officer in charge of the Davao City Business Bureu from the 42,856 renewal applications generated by the department for the month of January, a meager 1.11 percent or 476 applications used the online platform.
She said setting up kiosks with computer and internet connection will help boost online registration of business permits.
“The mayor has given me an assignment to really come up kung ano yung mga issues ng ating mga clients. Their issues include wala silang capacity dahil wala silang computers at walang internet and that is beyond our control,” she said during Wednesdays Habi at Kape media forum at Abreeza Mall.
Paguican said they will also capacitate the barangays to help the city address concerns of the applicants.
“Our strategy is to set up kiosks with computer and internet at the SP so that we can give the service as mandated by our ease of doing business,” she said.
It can be recalled that in his inaugural speech on June 27, 2022, Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte pushed for the digitalization of public transactions and the delivery of government services.
He urged the public to take advantage of the latest available technology and ensure global competitiveness when it comes to government operations.
Meanwhile, Paguican reported the department has surpassed last year’s output by generating 42,856 renewal applications, which is an increase of 4,017 compared to last year’s 38,839.
She said out of the 42,856 more than 38,000 paid their applications.
“That means more than 5,000 applications are yet to pay and they already incurred 25 percent penalty for late payment,” she said.
