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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez _

1836

House Bill No.

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.

Wile

RUFYS B. RODRIBUEZ


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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez - -

1836

House Bill No.

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’.

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 (PCCI),
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 PCCl, 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 PCC! 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 shalll 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, rules 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
irculation, whichever comes first.

Approved,