BACOLOD City – Tangub village head Noli Villarosa has assured the city government that his barangay will participate in the Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) program for the convenient renewal of business permits and registration of new businesses for 2020.
Villarosa confirmed in a phone interview that he will join the BOSS program that kicked off on Jan. 2 at the Bacolod City Government Center or city hall. It will run until Jan. 20.
“We will set up our table at the city hall starting tomorrow,” Villarosa said.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued an executive order mandating barangay captains and other related city government offices to join BOSS at city hall.
Last week, Villarosa in a letter to Leonardia, said he would like to “discipline” the owners of illegal businesses that obstruct roads in his village.
Villarosa said he would first “orient” these business owners before issuing them with barangay clearance
But Executive Assistant Samuel Montoyo, member of the Anti-Red Tape Act Core Team, urged Leonardia to “discipline” Villarosa for disobeying the executive order.
BOSS is important to the city government’s “ease of doing business” goal or making Bacolod City business-friendly, stressed Montoyo.
BOSS is open Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no noon break./PN
