SIGNING OF MOA ON THE ACTIVATION OF SCAA

The Local Government Unit of Island Garden City of Samal and 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the activation of Special CAFGU Active Army (SCAA) yesterday January 28, 2019 at the City Hall-Conference room. BGEN Ernesto C. Torres Jr. AFP (3rd from left) poses along with City Administrator Atty. Rosemarie B. Garde (2nd from left), Col. Alexis Noel C. Bravo INF (GSC) PA (leftmost) and City Legal Officer Atty. Nimrod V. Ogatis (rightmost).

DRUG FREE IGACOS CITY JAIL

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology of the Island Garden City of Samal is declared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency as a drug-free jail facility. (Center) BJMP IGaCoS City Jail Warden Len John R. Bernal poses along with his jail personnel, (3rd left) PDEA Provincial Director Clodito Cañada and (4th left) City Administrator Atty. Rosemarie B. Garde.

SAMAL SETS UP BUSINESS ONE-STOP SHOP

The Island Garden City of Samal creates an upgraded Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS)
Maximizing technology in aim to promote “no contact and paperless policy”. Speeding up the processing of business permits and licenses through the upgraded electronic Business Permits and Licensing System (eBPLS).

The registration and renewal of a business permit have been shortened into three steps. The team of signatories was all set up at Samal Multi-Purpose Gymnasium Penaplata, Samal District on January 3.

First step in the application and interview where the applicants will present all their requirements.
Step two is the Assessment and Payment. An interview will also be conducted upon the assessment for those applicants who have previous violations. The final step will be the approval and releasing of the permit.

Through the system, the clients do not need to go personally to transact and process their business permits and license as their data will appear on the computer and can also be viewed by the regulators if the application is qualified for next step or not.

“We are now practicing the ‘no contact policy and paperless’ where the presence of the client to every regulatory is not necessary anymore. Their applicant will go unless they are being called for some clarification on the previous violation. Hopefully, next year this system will be perfected, ”Ernesto Tundaan, Bureau Regulatory officer said in the vernacular.

Jay Oliverio, 30, book keeper of SRS Hardware and Realty, said the new business renewal and registration process is easier and faster compared to the previous process, revealing that he processed his permit yesterday and was approved on the same day.

The Business One-Stop Shop will be extended until January 31. However, the surcharge will take effect on the 23rd of January. A total of 2,469 new and renewal establishments were registered as of January 22.// Emma Recalde-Samal Info

Photos by Rohclem Concepcion-Samal Info