For New Business Application

1. Completed Application Form

2. Original and Photocopy of the following:
1. Barangay Clearance (Current Year)
2. Zoning Clearance (except peddlers, businesses located in malls)
3. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Registration for Single Proprietorship and Corporation using Trade
Name;
 Business Name Registration Certificate for Sole Proprietorship, OR
 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration with Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws for
Corporation or Partnership
4. Lease Contract or the like (if place of business is rented), Copy of Lessor's Mayor's Permit, or TCT (if place is
owned)
5. Pictures of Establishment (Front - showing left and right neighbors, and Inside) On PHOTO PAPER
6. Community Tax Certificate (Cedula - Current Year)

Required Accreditation / Certification for Specific Line of Business

Line of Business Additional Requirement

Bank/Pawnshop/Money Changer Annual Report stamped "Received" by Central

Bank

Drugstore BFAD (Bureau of Food and Drugs) License

Employment Agency (Local) DOLE (Dept. of Labor and Employment) License

Employment Agency (Overseas) POEA (Phil. Overseas Employment Agency) License

Manufacturer/Fabricator (with an area of more than DENR ECC (Environmental Compliance Certificate)
1,000 sq. m.)

Off-Track/Off-Fronton GAB (Games and Amusement Board Certificate)

Peddler/Flea Market/Stall Holder Task Force Ordinance Clearance

Rehabilitation Clinic DOH (Dept. of Health) Clearance

Repair/Motor Shops DTI (Department of Trade and Industry)

Accreditation

Rice Retailer NFA (National Food Authority) License

Security Agency SAGSD (Security Agencies and Guards Supervision

Division) License
 Travel Agency DOT (Department of Tourism) Accreditation

Video Rentals OMB (Optical Media Board) License

Water Refilling Station City Health Dept. (Result of water test)

Additional Requirements for Specific Lines of Business

Line of Business Additional Requirements

Barber Shop (Number of chairs: _______)* Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept.

Beauty Parlor/Skin Care Clinic * Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept.

Beer Garden and the like Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept. and Anti-Vice

Billiard Halls (Number of tables:_______) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Cable Installers Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Clinical Laboratories/Rehab Centers Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept.

Computer Shop (Number of Units: Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

________) Picture of Establishment with "NO PC GAMING" signage
posted (if applicable)

Eateries/Restaurants and the like Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept.

Fabricators Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Gasoline Stations Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to declare Flammables,

Volume capacity

Junkshops Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Waiver
Current photo to show compliance to MOA conditions
regarding orderliness
Lessors: [ ] Commercial [ ] Residential Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
If building, number of stories: __________
Number of units for rent: ________

LPG Dealers Fire Department Clearance

Manufacturers Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept.

Massage Parlor/Therapeutic and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Reflexology clinics Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept.

Motor Shops/Repair Shops/Car Wash Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Waiver

Nightclubs Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Stamped "Registered" by Health Dept.

OTB/Betting Station (Number of stations: Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

_______) Income Certificate from MJC or PRCI

Sari-sari Store Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Soft drinks and Beer Dealer Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Tailoring/Dress Shop (Number of

machines:_____)

Tennis Court and the like (Number of

courts:_____)

Towing Service Waiver

Vending Machines (Number of units:____)

Warehouses Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

state contents of warehouse, where income is declared

Water Refilling Station Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Certificate of Bacterial Test

Xerox/Copying (Number of units: _____)

Others
For New Business Procedure

1. The applicant/taxpayer submits a duly accomplished and notarized business permit application form together with
the required documents to the designated officer-of-the-day at the Business Permits and Licensing Office, after which
the application form undergoes verification at the EDP Section and Records Section of said Office.
2. After verification, the applicant/taxpayer is advised to secure a Zoning Clearance from the City Planning and
Development Office. Exempted from obtaining the said clearance are businesses located at any of the following shopping
malls:
o SM Megamall
o Shangri-La Plaza Mall
o The Podium
o St. Francis Square
o Starmall
o Robinson's Place Pioneer
o Edsa Central Pavillion
o The Marketplace (mall)
3. After a Zoning Clearance has been obtained, the applicant/taxpayer is instructed to endorse the application form to
the Engineering Department for assessment of the prescribed regulatory fees.
4. Businesses requiring Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) such as manufacturers, gasoline stations,
warehouses, etc., as well as eateries and restaurants, night clubs, beer gardens, cocktail lounges etc., are advised to have
their application forms registered and stamped at the City Health Office.
5. Businesses classified as strictly regulated such as entertainment, amusement and/or gaming establishments
(nightclubs, beerhouses, bar & videokes, OTB's, computer rentals, internet café, billiards and similar establishments) are
required to submit a duly notarized Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) approved by both the license chief and the Task
Force Anti-Vice. Businesses requiring permit and/or clearance from other government offices and agencies should attach
a clear copy of the same to the application form.
6. After assessment by the Engineering Department, the taxpayer applicant shall bring back the application form to the
Business Permits and Licensing Office for assessment of the corresponding taxes and fees by the designated licensing
officer who thereafter affixes his signature as the assessor.
7. The application form is forwarded to the assigned examiner who reviews the assessment and checks the
accompanying documents therein and then affixes his signature if found to be in order.
8. Thereafter, the application form is brought to the Assistant Chief of BPLD Chief for final review and approval.
9. After approval, the application form is transmitted to the EDP Section for billing of the Tax Order of Payment (TOP).
10.After the encoding of the TOP, the applicant/taxpayer is instructed to obtain a separate order of payment (for the fire
fee assessment) from the Fire Department, and to pay it separately with the remaining net payable (as indicated in the
TOP) at the City Treasurer's Office.
11.The applicant/taxpayer goes back to this office and presents the paid TOP together with the corresponding Official
Receipts (original copies) of both the fire fee and business permit payments to the Records Section to claim the
computerized Mayor's Permit for approval by the BPLD Chief.

Thereafter, the applicant/taxpayer is advised to claim the license plate and sticker.