BUSINESS PERMITS AND LICENSING SYSTEM (BPLS)
The Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) program of government aims to streamline processing of business permits and licenses in the local government units nationwide.
The BPLS streamlining is in accordance with the service standards set by the national government consistent with R.A. 9485 otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007.
In compliance to directives, seven (7) LGUs in Region IX have adapted and introduced BPLS reforms, as an effective strategy to combat red tape practices in the bureaucracy, to wit:
CITIES
· Zamboanga
· Dapitan
· Dipolog
· Pagadian
MUNICIPALTIES
· Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte
· Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte
· Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte
· Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay