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Renter's ID and Business Licensing 2023

Last year's business permit application involved an undertaking of submitting lessee list to the Barangay in order to get them ID's including one for the lessor himself. I received a letter of notification just before New Year's Day. It informed me that I might be denied renewal of permits because I did not comply with this undertaking. So the Renter's ID is a serious thing now. When I went ahead and applied for a business permit renewal at the local government office everything went well except they want my list of lessee. So I had to backtrack and go to the Barangay and submit the list. They produced the ID's and I provided the photo ID's and of course have it signed by the lessee. After that, they pointed me to the cashier to pay the taxes and permit fees which totaled php15,305.00 ($280.33) During the payment of Fire and Safety department, they reminded me to bring my fire extinguisher official receipts of payment. I can pick up my new pe...

Covid Deja vu

It was January 2020. There was a breath of news about a growing medical problem in China. People were exhibiting symptoms of flu and cold but people reasoned that it's the winter season, it's the flu season. In a few weeks everything will soon be okay. By March 2020, more than half the world will turn to lock downs and travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 virus. It is January 2023 now. In China's Wuan province where the pandemic made its first appearance in 2020, a rising number of Covid-19 cases have been reported. Hospitals are inundated with people sick with the same symptoms as the 2020 Covid-19 flu. Is the Pandemic back? Are we facing another onslaught of medical crisis and therefore another wave of economic downturn?