OUT OF THE CALENDAR

When I was a kid, I needed everyone to see that I could do anything considered scary, and do it by myself. That meant not hesitating before climbing tall trees or watching horror movies that secretly terrified me. Often it meant impulsive decisions with little regard for consequences. I was no adrenaline junkie; it was all about trying to manipulate people into seeing me as “brave.” To me, scared meant weak, and that was unacceptable. Fast forward 20 years later and I’m still that seven year old kid, yelling, “Look at me Mama! Look at me Grandma! Look at me Tita! Look at what I can do!” “I can do this! ‘ I can do all that”!

Last weekend, a stranger wondered at the fact that I could attend a group date without a date. He could never do that, he told me. He would rather just stay home than ever go to group date alone. And I was speechless when he says that. 

So I quickly moved away from the conversation eager to get away from his fears...Our fears.

Then I think of this:
“If I only went places where someone accompanied me, I would never go anywhere. Don’t be afraid to do things you want to do because you don’t have a ‘date’ you are your own best company.
The importance of loving your life even if it’s not exactly what you pictured. How can you appreciate what do you have and take advantage of all comes with it. How traveling alone can be wonderful and even more fulfilling than traveling with a companion. No, this is not true.
The whole truth is that you can love your life and still yearn for what missing.
It’s difficult to reconcile: being proud of what you can do alone and desperately wanting to not have do it.

Last year I wrote about turning 30 and how it meant letting go of a life I had imagined for myself and replacing it with something else, something I was already living. But the real truth? (Again the but) I stopped short of the part where I admit that even in my happiness, there is still sadness. That I do still want a partner. I have accepted that don’t have it now and I have made my life work without it because that’s what I had to do. It wasn’t brave, or strong, it just was.

Because you adapt and you let go and you accept or you won’t be able to get out of bed in the morning.
I am 32 and it’s wonderful, lonely, exciting, full, liberating, strange, multifaceted, sad, challenging, adventure-filled, eye-opening, ever-changing and completely scary every single day. It’s real life, in all its complexities.

And it’s mine.

ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR APPLYING BUSINESS PERMIT IN SAN PEDRO CITY LAGUNA

Every start of the year, business establishments need to comply with the legal requirement of renewing business permit with their respective local government units (LGUs) to be able to continue operating.

Procedures for obtaining a permit may vary depending on the city where your business is located, but these are most likely the steps you need to complete.

Step 1: Fill out the application form.

Head to our San Pedro City Hall(BPLO Dept.)and fill out the relevant form: Application for New/Renewal of Business Permit.

Step 2: Submit the necessary requirements.

Submit the filled-up Application for New/Renewal of Business Permit form to the Business Permits & Licensing Office together with the original and photocopies of the following documents:

REQUIREMENTS:

New:

• Department of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration (for sole proprietorships)
• Securities and Exchange Commission Articles of Incorporation (for corporations)
• Barangay Clearance for Business (from the local barangay where your business is located)
• Homeowners Association Clearance (if your business is operating in subdivision or village)

 Renewal:

• Department of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration (for sole proprietorships)
• Securities and Exchange Commission Articles of Incorporation (for corporations)
• Cooperative Development Authority Registration (for cooperatives)
• Previous Mayor’s Business Permit
• Barangay Clearance for Business (from the local barangay where your business is located)
• Community Tax Certificate or Cedula
• Business Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (if need)
• Latest Payment Receipts
• Declaration/Certification of Gross Sales/Receipts
• Income Tax Returns (ITRs)
• Financial Statements (FS)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Other documents may be required by your city, depending on your business type such as:

• Zoning & Building Permit
• Sanitary Permit
• City Environmental Clearance
• Fire Safety Clearance
• Lease Contract (if you are renting your business space)
• Professional Tax Receipt(for professionals)
• Real Property taxes(for lessor)
• CCTV(for educational institution, money remittances and pawnshops)

Keep in mind that requirements from city to city differ, but generally, you will need these documents’ original copies, as well as photocopies.

Step 3. Pay the necessary fees.

After you submit your application form and documents at the window where they will need to be assessed, proceed to the cashier and pay the license and regulatory fees that need to be settled.

If you are handed out receipts, claim stubs, or anything of the like at any step along the process, make sure you keep them and take note of the details indicated. If you lose these important pieces of paper, it will add hours, or even days, to your process.

Step 4: Get your approved business permits.

Once you have completed your payment, you will receive yournew/ renewed business permits.  We will asked you to return on a designated date for your payment, come back on the given time and date.

What will happen if you fail to renew your business permits?

Penalties are imposed upon business on failure to renew business permits. Your business establishment will also be disallowed to operate within the territory of the LGU if you fail to renew your business permits.

Tips for fast and glitch-free business permits renewal

• Do not wait for the last day of filing. Apply and renew your business permits early so that there will be no long queues and massive influx of those applying for renewal.
• Prepare a good amount of patience and cash before setting off for renewal.
• Make sure that you have all the necessary documents and your application form is properly filled out before trooping to the city hall.
• Make several copies of the required documents in case many duplicate copies are needed.
• Be familiar with the process of renewal permits. Check out  our cities website to learn the steps on how to apply for renewal of business permits.
• Lastly, do NOT transact with fixers or brokers. Get the help of a professional service like if you want a fast processing of renewing your business permits. They can take the burden of preparing the documents, queuing in lines and filling out forms for you.