Philippines

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
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Topic Rankings Rank among 25 cities in Philippines Top city in Philippines
Starting a Business 4 General Santos
Dealing with Construction Permits 6 Davao City
Registering Property 1 Valenzuela

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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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.

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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.

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Time (days)
91 148 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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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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