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.

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Economy Summary
Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Registering Property
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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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Indicator Valenzuela East Asia & Pacific OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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16 7 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

View methodology Time (days)
32 36 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
20.4 22.4 4.5

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
6.0 13.4 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Verify and reserve the company name with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 1 day PHP 40
2 Deposit paid-up capital in the Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) and obtain bank certificate of deposit 1 day No cost
3 Notarize articles of incorporation and treasurer's affidavit at the notary 1 day PHP 500
4 Register the company with the SEC and receive pre-registered Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) 3 days PHP 2,665 (PHP 1,667.99 filing fee equivalent to 1/5 of 1% of the authorized capital stock or the subscription price of the subscribed capital stock, whichever is higher but not less than PHP 1,000 + PHP 16.68 legal research fee (LRF) equivalent to 1% of filing fee but not less than PHP 10 + PHP 500 By-laws + PHP 150 for registration of stock and transfer book (STB) required for new corporations + PHP 320 STB + PHP 10 registration for SEC bulletin)
5 After issuance of the SEC certificate of incorporation, pay the annual community tax and obtain the community tax certificate (CTC) from the City Treasurer's Office (CTO) 1 day PHP 500
6 Obtain barangay clearance 1 day PHP 300 (between PHP 200 – PHP 500)
7 Notarize business permit application form at the notary 1 day PHP 100
8 Obtain the business permit to operate from the BPLO 4 days PHP 4,296 (PHP 600 business tax (½ of the mayor’s permit and garbage fees) + PHP 600 mayor's permit fee + PHP 600 garbage fee + PHP 300 peace and order fund + PHP 100 plate/sticker + PHP 400 sanitary inspection fee + PHP 450 locational clearance + PHP 910 engineering fees + PHP 336 FSIC (10% of all regulatory charges))
9 Buy special books of account at bookstore 1 day PHP 400
10 Apply for Certificate of Registration (COR) and TIN at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 2 days PHP 15 (documentary stamp tax)
11 Pay the registration fee and documentary stamp taxes (DST) at the AAB 1 day PHP 4,670 (PHP 500 registration fee + PHP 4,169.97 DST on original issuance of shares of stock. DST on the lease contract is not included in the computation of the cost)
12 Obtain the authority to print receipts and invoices from the BIR 1 day No cost (fees included in procedure 10)
13 Print receipts and invoices at the print shops 7 days PHP 3,500 (between PHP 3,000 – PHP 3,800)
14 Have books of accounts and Printer’s Certificate of Delivery (PCD) stamped by the BIR 1 day No cost
15 Register with the Social Security System (SSS) 5 days No cost
16 Register with the Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth) 1 day No cost
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