FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

723

are
House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish a Philippine Business Registry Databank (PBRD)
which shall assist in the facilitation of business transactions among local and foreign
entrepreneurs.

In the age of Globalization, business transactions cross geographical borders
in a short period of time. Vital and comprehensive information should be available
within a matter of seconds to ensure the success of the dealings. The less
challenges the investors and entrepreneurs face, the higher the success rate which
will translate to the development of the country's economy,

The local government of Quezon City recognizes the need to create a
business comprehensive database in order to facilitate the business transactions in
the city. The Quezon City Business Registry contains important information like
business demographics and premium brands. Such program lives up to the city's
tags as the “ICT Capital of the Philippines" and "Most Business Friendly City.” The
city of Naga enacted Ordinance No. 2005-0008 on January 24, 2005 which
mandated the creation of the Naga City Business Registry Databank. Clearly then,
there is a need to create a comprehensive national business database to collate,
merge and make available on a national level such data

The measure provides for the creation of the Philippine Business Registry
Databank which shall serve as the main repository of business data in the country. It
shall provide business information and other services through electronic networking,
The speedy access to important information shall facilitate business transactions and
partnerships. In order to coordinate the activities of the PBRD, a national
coordinating board shall be established. Representatives from various departments
and agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) shall serve as members of the board. The President of the
Philippines shall appoint three representatives from business organizations to the
board for a term of three years.

The information to be utilized by the PBRD shall come from the consolidated
business permits issued by the cities, municipalities and the ones gathered by the


SEC and DTI. For its first year, the amount of ten million pesos shall be appropriated
to ensure its proper establishment and implementation.

For these reasons, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

MAXIMO 8. Th on JR.


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

eree 723

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE BUSINESS REGISTRY DATABANK, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. - This act shall be known as “The Philippine Business
Registry Databank Act of 2010".

SEC. 2. Creation of Philippine Business Registry Databank. - There is hereby
created a Philippine Business Registry Databank (PBRD), which shall be the main
repository of information on business enterprises in the Philippines. It shall provide
business information and training support services, promote trade and investments
through electronic networking, as well as facilitate business partnerships among
local entrepreneurs and their foreign counterparts.

SEC. 3. PBRD National Coordinating Board. - For the purpose of coordinating
the activities of the PBRD, a national coordinating board shall be established, to be
composed of the representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry, the
Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the National Statistics Office; the President of the League of Cities;
the President of the League of Municipalities; the President of the Philippine
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCC), five (5) PCCI area Vice Presidents; and
three (3) representatives from other business organizations with countrywide
network or membership, who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines
for a term of three (3) years.

The PCCI, through its President or its duly designated Representative, shall
be the National Coordinator and shall recommend to the board the appropriate
programs and policies to be formulated in the Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR).

SEC. 4. Role of Government Agencies and the Local Government Units. -
The information necessary for the PBRD shall be generated and collected through
the business permits issued by cities and municipalities as well as those gathered by
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Trade and
Industry. The heads of the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of


Interior and Local Government, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
National Statistics Office, and the mayors of cities and municipalities shall assist the
local chambers of the PCCI in collecting the information necessary for the PBRD.
The local chambers of the PCCI will ensure that the data is collected, encoded and
transmitted to the PBRD.

SEC. 5. Role of the Local Chambers. - The PCCI through the local chambers
shall work and coordinate with the heads of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Department of Trade and Industry, as well as the mayor's office
of each city and municipality to establish and maintain a Local Business Registry
Databank (LBRD)

SEC. 6. Appropriations. There is hereby appropriated initially for the first year
the sum of Ten Million pesos from any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the implementation of this Act.

An additional amount shall be determined by the PBRD National Coordinating
Board and shall be collected for each business permit to be issued by the city or
municipality and remitted to the expended solely to finance the computer hardware
and software.

The additional amount from the mayor's permit shall be for the systems
maintenance, promotions, and consultancy and training for the advancement and
growth of micro, small and medium enterprises in the respective provinces.

SEC. 7. Rules and Regulations. The PBWD National Coordinating Board shall
promulgate the implementing rules and regulations within ninety (90) days from the
effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
tules and regulations which are contrary to the provision of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended and modified accordingly.

SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If any part of this Act shall be held to be
unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 10. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in English or Filipino in the official Gazette or in at least two (2)
newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes first.

Approved.