Local governments extend work hours as permit renewal season starts

AS THE period for business permit renewals kick off, city governments in the capital set up one-stop shops and implement extended work hours to accommodate applicants, which are mostly small and medium-sized enterprises. In Makati, the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) and other frontline offices will be open at 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 3-4; to 5 p.m., Jan. 5-6; 8 p.m. Jan. 12-13; and until 10 p.m. for the rest of the days until Jan. 20. In Valenzuela, a Business One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) has been set up at the Social Hall, which will be open weekdays and the first three Saturdays of the month.