SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. )
First Regular Session

2047

House Bill No.

Introduced by REP. BEN P. EVARDONE,
Lone District, Eastern Samar

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In his first State Of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 25, 2016, His
Excellency President Rodrigo Roa Duterte expressed and emphasized his desire to
establish one-stop-shop centers to expedite the issuance or release of clearances,
permits and applications, especially of retirees, veterans, senior citizens, overseas
workers, pregnant women, and the differently-abled

Indeed, the tedious process of securing a clearance, permit or application is
tiring, discouraging and costly

To illustrate, let us take the case of a new passport application. With so many
requirements issued/released by various national government agencies, prior to the
DFA’s grant of passport, one cannot complete the process in a week. Securing valid
IDs, such as NBI clearance and Police Clearance, and Birth Certificate, among other
requirements for passport application, proves to be time-wasting, physically tiring and
costly, given the transportation and food expenses as one goes to and from the NBI,
NSO, or PNP station

Worse, because of this decades-old set up, ‘fixing’ has become a daily source
of living for some. This kind of government service is truly annoying and discouraging
This must stop. The government service must be improved for no other reason than
that the Filipino people deserves it.

This bill seeks to mandate the establishment of one-stop-shop centers in every
city, province and in strategic areas to ensure the expeditious issuance and/or release
of clearances, permits, and applications with any national government agency,
department, office, instrumentality or government owned or controlled corporation.

On this score, passage of this bill is earnestly sought

a P. EVARDON!


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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES »
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No. 2087

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Introduced by

BEN P. EVARDONE

Representative, Lone District, Eastern Samar

AN ACT
ENSURING THE EXPEDITIOUS ISSUANCE OR RELEASE OF NATIONAL.
GOVERNMENT CLEARANCES, PERMITS, AND APPLICATIONS, MANDATING
THEREBY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP SHOP CENTERS IN EVERY
CITY, PROVINCE, AND STRATEGIC AREAS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known and cited as the One Stop-Shop
Center Act or OSSCA of 2016.

SECTION 2. Every national government agency, department, office, or
instrumentality including government-owned and controlled corporation, mandated to issue
any requirement for the issuance or release of any clearance, permit, and application shall
actively participate in the establishment of any one stop-shop center for whatever legitimate
purpose or activity for the benefit of the people.

Such one stop-shop center shall be established in every province and city in the
Philippines. In Metro Manila, the one stop-shop center shall be established in every city and
component municipality.

‘The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is hereby
mandated to provide technical assistance to ensure the expeditious issuance or release of any

such requirement and subsequent clearance, permit, and application.


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SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within 60 days from its
effectivity, the Office of the President shall issue the necessary implementing rules and

regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act and relevant laws.
SECTION 4. Funding Requirement. — The amount necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following

its enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect immediately after its complete

publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,