Question & AnswerQ&A (MANILA CITY ORDICE NO. 8429)
The ordinance grants incentives to proprietors or owners of business corporations and establishments that employ bona fide residents of the City of Manila to promote full employment and benefit the city's residents.
A bona fide resident is a person who has been a resident of a particular barangay within the City of Manila for at least six (6) months prior to applying for employment.
It refers to a proprietor or employer, including any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee, of a business establishment or corporation registered or incorporated under the General Incorporation Law.
A certification issued by the barangay chairman confirming the applicant has been a bona fide resident of the barangay for six (6) months or more, along with a Community Tax Certificate.
It applies to all private business corporations and establishments operating within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Manila, requiring them to give priority or preference in hiring to bona fide residents.
They are given discounts in their business permit fee based on the percentage of employees who are bona fide residents, ranging from 5% to 25% discounts depending on the proportion of resident employees.
The business must execute a certification under oath, signed by the president or manager, stating the percentage of bona fide resident employees, accompanied by a list of such employees with names and addresses.
The City Bureau of Permits is responsible for applying the discount upon submission of the required certification and employee list.
Owners or employers who willfully make false statements in the certification commit perjury and are criminally liable. Government officials or employees granting incentives without proper certification are liable criminally, civilly, and administratively.
The invalidity or unconstitutionality of any part does not affect the validity and effectivity of the remaining provisions (Separability Clause).
It took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation following its approval on November 2, 2015.