QuestionsQuestions (DILG-DPWH-DICT-DTI JOINT MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO: 2018-01)
To set service standards and guidelines for streamlining LGU processes in issuing building permits and certificates of occupancy, consistent with the National Building Code (PD 1096), Fire Code (RA 9514), and Anti-Red Tape Act (RA 9485), and to clarify the roles of DILG, DPWH, DICT, DTI, BFP, and LGUs.
No. Section 301 provides that no person or entity shall construct, alter, repair, move, convert, or demolish a building or structure, or cause it to be done, without first obtaining a building permit from the Building Official with jurisdiction.
A Certificate of Occupancy must be issued by the Building Official; no building or structure shall be used/occupied, and no change in use/occupancy classification shall be made, until the Certificate of Occupancy is issued as provided.
A coordination mechanism among the Office of the Building Official (OBO), zoning, assessor’s, treasurer’s and other offices, and the Office of the City/Municipal Fire Marshall, through co-location and linkages, to provide a streamlined, applicant-friendly process for building permits and certificates of occupancy.
Step 1: Submission of application forms and documentary requirements; Step 2: Receipt of the Order of Payment; Step 3: Payment of fees and charges; Step 4: Claiming of the building permit.
Simple building permit applications must be evaluated by OSCP offices within a maximum of five (5) working days; the BFP must process the FSEC within a maximum of three (3) working days.
Includes: Certificate of Completion (Annex 5) in three notarized copies signed by owner/applicant and signed/sealed by the licensed professional in charge; copy of issued Building Permit and ancillary permits; locational clearance; owner’s copy of Fire Safety Correction Sheet and corresponding FSEC; photocopies of valid professional licenses; and photographs of the completed structure (front, sides, rear).
Four maximum steps: (1) submission of application forms and documentary requirements; (2) receipt of the Order of Payment; (3) payment of fees and charges; (4) claiming of the Certificate of Occupancy.
OSCP offices shall evaluate all simple applications for Certificate of Occupancy within a maximum of five (5) working days from receipt with complete documents; BFP shall process the FSIC within a maximum of three (3) working days.
No. They should not be submitted upfront as part of the building permit requirements. Instead, they must be submitted to the OBO thirty (30) calendar days after issuance of the building permit; failure may delay approval of the Certificate of Occupancy.
For building permits and certificates of occupancy, applications with deficiencies shall be issued a comprehensive correction sheet and/or a notice of disapproval stating all deficiencies.
It refers to working arrangements where documents are transferred among concerned offices for review and action without the physical interference of the applicant—reducing face-to-face interactions.
The LCE designates representatives from the Assessor’s Office (tax declaration and assessment of new improvement), the Treasurer’s Office (current tax receipts and collection of building permit fees), and the Zoning/Planning Development Office (verification/issuance of locational clearance).
Applications for certain low-rise or limited-scope structures with floor area not exceeding 1,500 sq. meters, including: single dwelling residential (up to three floors), commercial buildings (up to two floors), renovation within a mall with issued building permit, and warehouse storing non-hazardous substance.
An Oversight Committee on Construction Permit Reforms chaired by the Secretary of DPWH, with the Secretary of DILG as Vice-Chair; it monitors implementation at local level, approves manuals/training, coordinates web-based systems, and implements sanctions for non-compliance.
Yes. It takes effect immediately. It has a separability clause (if any provision is invalid, remaining parts remain effective) and a repealing/inconsistency clause (orders and regulations inconsistent or contrary are repealed or modified accordingly).