Philippines

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Philippines

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Philippines. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. 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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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 94,852,030
GNI Per Capita (US$) 2,210
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
138 136 down -2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
51.7 51.4 down 0.3
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 161 158 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 100 101 up 1
Getting Electricity 57 53 up -4
Registering Property 122 120 up -2
Getting Credit 129 127 up -2
Protecting Investors 128 124 up -4
Paying Taxes 143 136 up -7
Trading Across Borders 53 56 up 3
Enforcing Contracts 111 109 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 165 166 up 1

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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.

DB 2013 Rank 100 DB 2012 Rank 101 Change in Rank up1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 62.4 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 60.8 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up1.6
Indicator Philippines 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)
29 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)
84 148 143

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)
103.0 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) 7 days PHP 160
* 2 Obtain lot plan with site map from the geodetic engineer 3 days PHP 1,250
* 3 Obtain barangay clearance 2 days PHP 300
4 Apply for the locational clearance at the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) 1 day PHP 45
5 Receive inspection for the locational clearance from the CPDO 1 day no charge
6 Obtain the locational clearance from the CPDO 5 days PHP 2,926
* 7 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
8 Apply and obtain the building permit and ancillary permits at the Office of the Building Official (OBO) 12 days PHP 39,018
9 Receive inspection from the BFP during construction 1 day no charge
10 Receive inspection from the OBO during construction 1 day no charge
11 Apply for the Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) at the BFP 1 day PHP 3,902
12 Receive final inspection for the FSIC from the BFP 1 day no charge
13 Obtain the FSIC from the BFP 5 days no charge
* 14 Apply for health certificate at the City Health Office (CHO) 1 day no charge
* 15 Receive inspection for the health certificate from the CHO 1 day no charge
* 16 Obtain the health certificate from the CHO 5 days PHP 400
* 17 Apply for the Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection (CFEI) at the OBO 1 day no charge
* 18 Receive final inspection for the CFEI from the OBO 1 day no charge
* 19 Obtain the CFEI from the OBO 1 day no charge
20 Apply for the Certificate of Occupancy at the OBO 1 day no charge
21 Receive final inspection for the Certificate of Occupancy from the OBO 1 day no charge
22 Obtain the Certificate of Occupancy from the OBO 18 days PHP 32,000
23 Apply for water and sewage connection at Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) or Manila Water Company, Inc. (Manila Water) 1 day no charge
* 24 Receive inspection for water and sewage connection from Maynilad or Manila Water 1 day no charge
* 25 Obtain water and sewage connection from Maynilad or Manila Water 21 days PHP 6,855
* 26 Obtain telephone connection from the telephone company 5 days no charge
* 27 Apply for the tax declaration of improvement at the City Assessor's Office (CAO) 1 day no charge
* 28 Receive inspection from the Appraiser of CAO 1 day no charge
* 29 Obtain the tax declaration of improvement from the CAO 3 days no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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