Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the system or app, dubbed as Pasay E-Business Go Live, enables contactless processing permits to lessen person-to-person transaction between city hall employees and residents processing their permits which seen as potential means of spreading the coronavirus .
Rubiano also said that it will likewise minimize the number of people going to city hall as the renewal of the business permit can already be accomplished by using a computer with Internet connection.Applicants for new business permits, starting January next year, can use the system. “This is one of the city government’s various measures to assist the business sector in our city to recover from the effects of the pandemic. And we are doing all of these while ensuring that minimum health and safety standards are followed,” Rubiano said.
With the said system, the mayor said that processing of business permits will be more convenient, easier, and faster. The E-Business app and system will be primarily administered by the Business Permits and Licensing Office of the City Treasurer’s Office.