A resolution requesting Bacolod City Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan and Permits and Licensing Division officer-in-charge Evelyn Canlas, through the Office of the Mayor, to immediately stop the use of application forms for business permits with pre-stamped notarial marks, was unanimously approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday.
Bacolod Councilor Archie Baribar moved for the passage of the resolution after it was reported that the forms for application of business permits now bear a pre-stamped notarial mark from the City Legal Office. The resolution said applicants feel compelled to have their applications notarized by an officer of the court from the CLO and the practice prejudices their constituent’s right to choose. It also poses undue competition in the practice of law among lawyers who are commissioned by the court as Notaries Public, it said. Bayatan said one of the means to streamline the Business Permit Licensing System in Bacolod City is to make the issuance of business permits more efficient and faster, in line with the Anti-Red Tape Act. He said the BPLS is covered by memorandum circular no. 1, Series of 2010 promulgated August 6, 2010 that was agreed upon between the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Trade and Industry, with the participation of the local government unit. Business permit applications have to be officially notarized by lawyers of the City Legal Office to avoid fixers, he explained, when some people reacted to the new system. Bayatan said their purpose is merely to abide by the PPLS covered by the memorandum circular. Meanwhile, Councilor Elmer Sy also recorded a perfect attendance in the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod sessions held July 1 to Dec. 31, 2010, along with Councilors El Cid Familiaran, Sonya Verdeflor and Catalino Alisbo, based on the 2010 attendance report recently issued by SP Secretary Nilo Alejandrino.*CGS Visayan Daily Star
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