Zamboanga City sets up special desk for over 7,000 pending business permit applications

THE ZAMBOANGA CITY government has set up a quick-response desk to facilitate the issuance of business permits that have been pending since the start of the year. Benjie S. Barredo, chief of the licensing and permits division, said this initiative is intended to help business owners by fast-tracking more than 7,000 pending applications. “This is to facilitate and inform them of their lacking requirements for easier facilitation of their permits,” he said. The quick-response desk opened on Monday, July 30, and will be in operation until Aug. 17. — Albert F. Arcilla