ONE STOP ACTION

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ONE STOP ACTION CENTER
Where Business Decides
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Results of Insufficient Information and
Transparency
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Complicated Administrative Procedures
Delays Added Costs
Turn Investors Away
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Complex Procedures or Processes
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Board of Investments
The One Stop Action Center (OSAC) was established
on February 27, 1987 at the Board of Investments
as part of the Council for Investments under EO
136.
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Agency Representatives at OSAC (before)

• Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Bureau of Immigration
• Department of Tourism
• Philippine Economic Zone Authority
• Department of Labor and Employment
• Department of Foreign Affairs
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Bureau of Internal Revenue

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Agency Representatives at OSAC (now)

• Establishment of BI Makati Extension
  
• Office (with a full staff of 15)
• Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Department of Tourism
• Department of Labor and Employment

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OSAC SERVICES

• Advise investors on how to do business in the
  Philippines
• Resolution of investor issues and concerns

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OSAC provides investment advisories on the
following

• the ideal business to be set up in the country
• the incentives available to those investing in
  the government designated priority areas of
  economic activity
• Rules and regulations of investment-related
  agencies
• ? The critical agencies
• 1. Bureau of Immigration (BI)
• 2. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
• 3. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Sector Specific
• - DENR - DAR - DOE
• - DA - DOT
• Optimal location of business

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IPU NETWORK
OSAC constantly interacts with 25 inter-agency
members of the network known as Investment
Promotion Units (IPUs), thus, concerns or issues,
which need actions from other government
agencies, are assured of immediate action.
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Duties of IPU Network Members

• Act on investment proposals and referrals from
  OSAC within 72 hours from receipt thereof
• Facilitate approval of permits, licenses and
  other business authorization required through
  streamlined operation and simplified
  procedures
• Provide Agency Representative at OSAC
  whenever required

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Strengthening OSAC

• Issuance of a new EO that will empower OSAC to
• Play direct role in the immediate resolution of
  investor issues and concerns with government
  agencies
• Direct any government agency and LGU to expedite
  any act or duty required by law to facilitate
  entry of investors

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• Issues Concerns by
• Foreign Chambers/Industry Associations
• Major Issues Being Handled
• Labor
• Infrastructure
• Industrial Hijacking/Pilferage
• Environment
• Taxation/Tariff
• Government Procedures
• Other Macro Issues

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Thank You Lina E. Batallones aebatallones_at_boi.gov.
ph tel. no. 896-7342