Ease of Doing Business in
Mandaue - Philippines
This page summarizes Doing Business data for Mandaue. The first table shows its rank among 25 cities/regions in Philippines. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.
Economy Overview
| Region |
East Asia & Pacific |
| Income Category |
Lower middle income |
| Population |
94,852,030 |
| GNI Per Capita (US$) |
2,210.00 |
|
Ease of Doing Business Rank among 25 cities in Philippines
|
Top city in Philippines |
| n.a. |
n.a. |
Subnational Data
Dealing with Construction Permits
Info
Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.
| Indicator |
Mandaue |
East Asia & Pacific |
OECD |
The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties. View methodology
Procedures (number)
|
35 |
17 |
14 |
The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice. View methodology
Time (days)
|
72 |
148 |
143 |
Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded. View methodology
Cost (% of income per capita)
|
135.5 |
86.9 |
78.7 |
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain certified true copy of the land title from the Register of Deeds (RD)
|
2 days
|
PHP 57 (PHP 30 for the certification + PHP 6 for each additional page (2 pages needed) + PHP 15 documentary stamp tax)
|
| * 2 |
Obtain certified true copy of the tax declaration of real property from the City Assessor's Office (CAO)
|
1 day
|
PHP 37 (PHP 22 certification + PHP 15 documentary stamp tax)
|
| * 3 |
Obtain lot plan with site map from the geodetic engineer
|
2 days
|
PHP 1,500
|
| * 4 |
Obtain barangay clearance
|
2 days
|
PHP 200
|
| 5 |
Apply for the locational clearance at the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO)
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 6 |
Notarize the locational clearance application form at the notary
|
1 day
|
PHP 100
|
| 7 |
Receive inspection for the locational clearance from the CPDO
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 8)
|
| 8 |
Obtain the locational clearance from the CPDO
|
2 days
|
PHP 24,750 (PHP 5,000 + 1/10 of 1% of the total estimated cost of the project in excess of PHP 2,000,000 + 10% increase)
|
| 9 |
Apply for the building permit and ancillary permits at the Office of the Building Official (OBO)
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 10 |
Get evaluation of and comments on the architectural plans from the OBO
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 17)
|
| 11 |
Get evaluation of and comments on the civil/structural plans from the OBO
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 17)
|
| 12 |
Get evaluation of and comments on the line and grade plans from the OBO
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 17)
|
| 13 |
Get evaluation of and comments on the sanitary and plumbing plans from the OBO
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 17)
|
| 14 |
Get evaluation of and comments on the electrical plans from the OBO
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 17)
|
| 15 |
Apply and obtain Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC) from the local Fire Marshall at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
|
7 days
|
PHP 19,500 (0.1% of estimated project cost)
|
| 16 |
Obtain the Mayor’s clearance from the City Mayor's Office (CMO)
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 17)
|
| 17 |
Obtain the building permit from the OBO
|
8 days
|
PHP 39,018 (according to the National Building Code of the Philippines, the cost of the building permit is PHP 23 per square meter. The computation here is based on PHP 30 per square meter to account for ancillary costs such as electrical, mechanical and plumbing fees)
|
| 18 |
Receive inspection from the BFP during construction
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 15)
|
| 19 |
Receive inspection from the OBO during construction
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 17)
|
| 20 |
Apply for the Certificate of Occupancy and Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection (CFEI) at the OBO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 21 |
Apply for the Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) at the BFP
|
1 day
|
PHP 3,901 (10% of building permit fees)
|
| 22 |
Receive final inspection for the FSIC from the BFP
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 21)
|
| 23 |
Obtain the FSIC from the BFP
|
3 days
|
No cost
|
| 24 |
Receive final inspection for the Certificate of Occupancy and CFEI from the OBO
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 25)
|
| 25 |
Obtain the Certificate of Occupancy and CFEI from the OBO
|
10 days
|
PHP 19,000 (PHP 1,000 for the first PHP 1,200,000 of the project value; PHP 1,000 for every PHP 1,000,000 in excess thereof. If excess is less than PHP 500,000, there is no charge; but if more than PHP 500,000, the cost is PHP 1,000)
|
| 26 |
Apply for electricity connection at Visayan Electric Company (VECO)
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 27 |
Receive inspection for electricity connection from VECO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 28 |
Obtain electricity connection from VECO
|
19 days
|
No cost
|
| * 29 |
Apply for water connection at Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD)
|
1 day
|
PHP 4,950 (installation fee paid during application)
|
| * 30 |
Receive inspection for water connection from MCWD
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| * 31 |
Obtain water connection from MCWD
|
15 days
|
No cost
|
| * 32 |
Obtain telephone connection from the telephone company
|
5 days
|
No cost
|
| * 33 |
Apply for the tax declaration of improvement at the CAO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| * 34 |
Receive inspection from the Appraiser of CAO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| * 35 |
Obtain the tax declaration of improvement from the CAO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
Subnational Data
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