FILE PHOTO: President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Photo from the official Facebook page of PCO
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to further expedite the integration of all applications and permitting processes for projects in the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS).
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“We try to get as close as possible to the simultaneous processing,” Marcos said during a sectoral meeting on Tuesday.
“As we discussed earlier, we never get it in that straight line that you have. But at least we’ll push it as far as we can,” he added.
EVOSS was rolled out in July 2020 to accept online energy-related applications. As of September 27, at least 56 out of 103 processes had been integrated into the EVOSS.
The government aims to integrate all energy-related processes by June 2028.
During the briefing, Marcos also ordered the DOE to notify agencies about its upcoming endorsement so that they can start the permit processing before the official recommendation is made.
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One of the issues that the government wants to address is the lengthy permitting process and the numerous permits and clearances required from companies before they can do business in the Philippines.