Ease of Doing Business in
Valenzuela - Philippines
This page summarizes Doing Business data for Valenzuela. 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 |
Valenzuela |
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)
|
28 |
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)
|
91 |
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)
|
789.8 |
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)
|
1 day
|
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 25 (PHP 10 + PHP 15 documentary stamp tax)
|
| * 3 |
Obtain lot plan with site map from the geodetic engineer
|
2 days
|
PHP 700
|
| * 4 |
Obtain barangay clearance
|
1 day
|
PHP 150
|
| 5 |
Apply for the locational clearance, building permit and ancillary permits at the City Engineer’s Office-Building Unit (CEO-BU)
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 6 |
Receive inspection for the locational clearance from the CEO-BU
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 7)
|
| 7 |
Obtain the locational clearance from the CEO-BU
|
1 day
|
PHP 3,302 (PHP 2.5 per square meter + PHP 50 filing fee)
|
| 8 |
Notarize the building permit application form at the notary
|
1 day
|
PHP 100
|
| 9 |
Apply and obtain Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC) from the local Fire Marshall at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
|
1 day
|
PHP 19,500 (0.1% of the estimated project cost)
|
| 10 |
Obtain the building permit from the CEO-BU
|
14 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)
|
| 11 |
Receive inspection from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) during construction
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 9)
|
| 12 |
Receive inspection from the CEO-BU during construction
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 10)
|
| 13 |
Apply for the Certificate of Occupancy and Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection (CFEI) at the CEO-BU
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 14 |
Apply for the Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) at the BFP
|
1 day
|
PHP 3,901 (10% of building permit fees)
|
| 15 |
Receive final inspection for the FSIC from the BFP
|
1 day
|
No cost (fees included in procedure 14)
|
| 16 |
Obtain the FSIC from the BFP
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 17 |
Receive final inspection for the Certificate of Occupancy and CFEI from the CEO-BU
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 18 |
Obtain the Certificate of Occupancy and CFEI from the CEO-BU
|
3 days
|
PHP 20,000 (PHP 1,000 per PHP 1,000,000 of the project, the excess is still PHP 1,000)
|
| 19 |
Apply for electricity connection at Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 20 |
Receive inspection for electricity connection from Meralco
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| 21 |
Obtain electricity connection from Meralco
|
56 days
|
PHP 564,490 (PHP 35,000 for poles + PHP 334,400 for two 75 kVA transformers + PHP 44,000 for dressings + PHP 6,700 for guying + PHP 144,390 for security deposit)
|
| * 22 |
Apply for water and sewage connection at Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad)
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| * 23 |
Receive inspection for water and sewage connection from Maynilad
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| * 24 |
Obtain water and sewage connection from Maynilad
|
30 days
|
PHP 7,455
|
| * 25 |
Obtain telephone connection from the telephone company
|
5 days
|
No cost
|
| * 26 |
Apply for the tax declaration of improvement at the CAO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| * 27 |
Receive inspection from the Appraiser of CAO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
| * 28 |
Obtain the tax declaration of improvement from the CAO
|
1 day
|
No cost
|
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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