Pampanga will be recognized as a model of best practices in the issuance of Mayor’s Permit in awarding ceremonies to be held on Wednesday, April 25, at the Jasmine Function Room, Fontana Leisure Park Convention Center, Clark Freeport Zone.
The award will be given by the Central Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation, Inc. (CLGCFI) for the full compliance by the province’s 20 municipalities and two cities to Component 1 of the Nationwide Streamlining of Business Permits and Licensing Systems (BPLS) in the Philippines.
This developed as Aurora Governor Bellaflor Angara-Castillo, president of the CLGCFI, wrote to Pampanga Governor Lilia G. Pineda informing her of the province’s inclusion in the local government units which will be recognized in said program.
Rommel Pineda, head of the Provincial Investment and Promotion Office (PIPO), said that this is a positive step in the streamlining efforts of the provincial government, towards making it a truly business-friendly and ideal investment destination, which is a goal of Governor Pineda’s administration.
“This is another feather in the cap of the provincial leadership and a result of the cooperative efforts done by the PIPO, and the provincial offices of the Departments of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Interior and Local Government (DILG),” Pineda stressed.
Pineda explained that Pampanga’s recognition is due to its full compliance to Component 1 of the BPLS which requires the adoption of the BPLS unified form, maximum of five steps, maximum of five days processing time for new applications and one day for renewals, and maximum of two signatories in the issuance of Mayor’s Permit.
Governor Pineda, for her part, commended the municipalities and cities of the province for their full compliance to the BPLS requirements and the joint efforts of the PIPO, DTI and DILG, and enjoined all stakeholders to continue promoting Pampanga as an investment haven.
Expected to attend the awarding ceremonies are Angara-Castillo, Governors Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan, CLGCFI vice-president; Victor A. Yap of Tarlac, secretary; Enrique T. Garcia, Jr. of Bataan., member; Aurelio M. Umali of Nueva Ecija, member; Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. of Zambales, member; and Pampanga’s very own Governor Pineda, treasurer and recipient of the award.
Now on its sixth year, the annual award event continues to recognize deserving LGUs for consistently and successfully implementing the CLGCFI flagship project. (Eloisa P. Galang, Pampanga PIO)
