One-Stop Shop
“Every day is my last day,” this is Architect Walter Toston’s motto when asked if he ever feels afraid of his position as the City Administrator for Tagbilaran City. He has been implementing drastic changes ever since he took office three years ago. Recently, he launched another out-of-the-box system. If you happen to apply for a building permit these past few days, you are blessed indeed. Because the process would just take you fifteen working days, instead of waiting forever for its release. Architect Walter Toston came up with a “One-Stop Shop”, an innovative procedure of securing permits in the City. Three years ago, a person has to wait 4 to 6 months before he can get his building permit. But Architect Toston shortened the people’s waiting time by eliminating unnecessary people in between, he just designated a team leader for each process. Starting with Land Use and Zoning, Line and Grade, Architectural, Structural, and Plumbing. He took key people to head each section and placed them all in one area. Thus an applicant does not need to go to different offices to follow up his application. You don’t even need to call their office because they will put the date when to follow-up your application. So if you have submitted the complete documents for your project, your permit would be ready in 15 days.
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I am a native Tagbilaranon and on my last visit I saw the gradual development not of the city but the outskirt of town. The old town of Tagbilaran which started in the Spanish period with no sidewalks and its narrow roads intended only for carabao trail and the “tartanilla” really has no more room for development. Leave it as it is. There is no other way if my old Tagbilaran has to develop in this new age it has to expand to the north and east of the city.
I know the mayor is a “sweet” [meaning suheto] mayor but how about his subordinates… are they well verse in urban planning or is there a person in town hall given the authority to plan a city? I am asking because my last visit in Tagbilaran gave me the impression that its development does not fit well with the development of a modern city. The construction of roads look like there is no provision for sidewalks and it’s narrow again. Are we repeating the city planning during the Spanish period?
Salamat!
Odan
thank you for your comments. i will direct this query to the city official concerned and i will give you his response the soonest. regards!
admin
Considering that all are in one place..With complete documentations/requirements, why it takes 15 days to get the aprroval?
after evaluation say 2 hrs in each section…i think 3 days would be reasonable..
with 5 sections it takes 10 hrs to review…This is a suggestion..