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These businesses have fewer searches or fewer business-specific permits, so they share this page. Each still needs the four basic registrations (DTI, barangay clearance, mayor's permit and BIR) plus the extra items listed under it.
Aircon cleaning and repair Appliance repair Cellphone repair Construction contractor Furniture making Inn Motorcycle repair shop Pest control Tattoo studio Aircon cleaning and repair Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee Accreditation as a service and repair enterprise (PD 1572 / RA 7394)[1 ] DTI always (service and repair enterprises) Filing PHP 50 + accreditation PHP 350 (One Star) to PHP 500 (Five Stars) + DST PHP 30 SRE accreditation fee schedule[2 ] DTI always PHP 350 (One Star) accreditation + PHP 50 filing Annual renewal of SRE accreditation by January 31 (25% surcharge if late)[1 ] DTI yearly late surcharge per star level TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technicians (DTI accreditation requirement)[3 ] TESDA for DTI accreditation Insurance covering customers' property under repair (or affidavit of on-site service)[3 ] DTI / insurer for DTI accreditation Performance bond of at least PHP 50,000 in favor of DTI[3 ] DTI / bonding company if applying for Three to Five Star accreditation bond premium (set by the bonding company) Accreditation category: Electronics, Electrical, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration[4 ] DTI electronics/appliance/aircon shops Registration as service provider of ODS-using equipment (DAO 2013-25)[5 ] DENR-EMB if servicing equipment using ozone-depleting refrigerants TESDA certification of individual mechanics (DAO 2013-25)[5 ] TESDA technicians servicing ODS equipment DTI accreditation of ODS service/repair shops (DAO 2013-25)[5 ] DTI always see DTI SRE fees No intentional venting of ODS refrigerant[5 ] DENR-EMB always Registration as dealer/retailer of ODS[5 ] DENR-EMB if selling refrigerant
No service or repair enterprise may be licensed or permitted to operate without first being DTI-accredited (PD 1572, RA 7394)[1 ] DTI SRE accreditation, One Star: filing fee PHP 50, accreditation fee PHP 350 (late renewal surcharge PHP 87.50); DST PHP 30[2 ] DTI SRE accreditation is valid one year and must be renewed by January 31 each year[1 ] DTI SRE application requires a valid TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technical employees[3 ] DTI SRE application requires insurance covering customers' property left for repair (or affidavit that work is done at client premises)[3 ] Applicants for Three to Five Star accreditation must post a performance bond of at least PHP 50,000 in favor of DTI[3 ] DTI accreditation categories include Motor Vehicle/Heavy Equipment and Electronics, Electrical, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration[4 ] Service providers of ODS-using equipment (e.g., aircon/refrigeration servicing) must register with DENR through EMB[5 ] Under DAO 2013-25, individual mechanics servicing ODS equipment must be TESDA-certified[5 ] Under DAO 2013-25, ODS service/repair shops must be DTI-accredited[5 ] Intentional release or venting of ODS refrigerant is an administrative violation[5 ] Dealers, retailers and re-sellers of ODS (refrigerants) must first register with the EMB regional office[5 ] Get the full Permit Path for a aircon cleaning and repair
Appliance repair Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee Accreditation as a service and repair enterprise (PD 1572 / RA 7394)[1 ] DTI always (service and repair enterprises) Filing PHP 50 + accreditation PHP 350 (One Star) to PHP 500 (Five Stars) + DST PHP 30 SRE accreditation fee schedule[2 ] DTI always PHP 350 (One Star) accreditation + PHP 50 filing Annual renewal of SRE accreditation by January 31 (25% surcharge if late)[1 ] DTI yearly late surcharge per star level TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technicians (DTI accreditation requirement)[3 ] TESDA for DTI accreditation Insurance covering customers' property under repair (or affidavit of on-site service)[3 ] DTI / insurer for DTI accreditation Performance bond of at least PHP 50,000 in favor of DTI[3 ] DTI / bonding company if applying for Three to Five Star accreditation bond premium (set by the bonding company) Accreditation category: Electronics, Electrical, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration[4 ] DTI electronics/appliance/aircon shops
No service or repair enterprise may be licensed or permitted to operate without first being DTI-accredited (PD 1572, RA 7394)[1 ] DTI SRE accreditation, One Star: filing fee PHP 50, accreditation fee PHP 350 (late renewal surcharge PHP 87.50); DST PHP 30[2 ] DTI SRE accreditation is valid one year and must be renewed by January 31 each year[1 ] DTI SRE application requires a valid TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technical employees[3 ] DTI SRE application requires insurance covering customers' property left for repair (or affidavit that work is done at client premises)[3 ] Applicants for Three to Five Star accreditation must post a performance bond of at least PHP 50,000 in favor of DTI[3 ] DTI accreditation categories include Motor Vehicle/Heavy Equipment and Electronics, Electrical, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration[4 ] Get the full Permit Path for a appliance repair
Cellphone repair Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee Mobile Phone Service Center (MPSC) permit (NTC MC 07-08-2004)[6 ] NTC always Filing PHP 180; permit PHP 1,200/year; inspection PHP 720/year MPSC permit fees[6 ] NTC always PHP 1,200/year permit MPSC permit valid 1 year, renewable[6 ] NTC yearly At least one trained electronics technician employed[6 ] NTC for MPSC permit Accreditation category: Electronics, Electrical, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration[4 ] DTI electronics repair see DTI SRE fees Accreditation as a service and repair enterprise (PD 1572 / RA 7394)[1 ] DTI always (service and repair enterprises) Filing PHP 50 + accreditation PHP 350 (One Star) to PHP 500 (Five Stars) + DST PHP 30 SRE accreditation fee schedule[2 ] DTI always PHP 350 (One Star) accreditation + PHP 50 filing TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technicians (DTI accreditation requirement)[3 ] TESDA for DTI accreditation
No one may run a mobile phone service center without an NTC permit[6 ] NTC MPSC permit fee PHP 1,200 per year (filing fee PHP 180; inspection fee PHP 720/year)[6 ] NTC MPSC permit valid one year, renewable[6 ] NTC MPSC application requires employment certificate of at least one electronics technician trained in mobile phone repair[6 ] DTI accreditation categories include Motor Vehicle/Heavy Equipment and Electronics, Electrical, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration[4 ] No service or repair enterprise may be licensed or permitted to operate without first being DTI-accredited (PD 1572, RA 7394)[1 ] DTI SRE accreditation, One Star: filing fee PHP 50, accreditation fee PHP 350 (late renewal surcharge PHP 87.50); DST PHP 30[2 ] DTI SRE application requires a valid TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technical employees[3 ] Get the full Permit Path for a cellphone repair
Construction contractor Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee PCAB contractor licence[7 ] PCAB (CIAP, attached to DTI) always (contractors, sub-contractors and specialty contractors) Licence classification (general engineering, general building, specialty)[8 ] PCAB always; licence limits the scope of work Penalty for contracting without a licence[8 ] PCAB if operating unlicensed fine PHP 500 to PHP 5,000 (as stated in the 1965 Act) Individual licence for officers acting as contractor on their own[8 ] PCAB if a partner/officer/employee of a licensed firm contracts individually Exemption: licensed engineers/architects acting solely professionally[8 ] PCAB registered civil engineer or licensed architect acting solely in professional capacity License verification[7 ] PCAB for clients checking a contractor
No contractor, sub-contractor or specialty contractor may engage in contracting without a PCAB licence (RA 4566 as amended by PD 1746)[7 ] RA 4566 Sec. 16: contracting branches are general engineering, general building and specialty contracting[8 ] RA 4566 Sec. 35: contracting without a licence is a misdemeanor, fine PHP 500 to PHP 5,000 (1965 text)[8 ] RA 4566 Sec. 37: officers/employees of a licensed firm need their own licence to contract individually[8 ] RA 4566 Sec. 14: the Act does not apply to a registered civil engineer or licensed architect acting solely in a professional capacity[8 ] PCAB offers online licence verification at pcab.construction.gov.ph/verify[7 ] Get the full Permit Path for a construction contractor
Furniture making Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee Wood Processing Plant Permit (furniture shop closed without one in Bohol)[9 ] DENR when processing wood/lumber Appropriate DENR permits for wood processing and lumber dealing[10 ] DENR wood-based enterprises
DENR closed a Bohol furniture shop for lacking a Wood Processing Plant Permit (April 2026)[9 ] DENR Zamboanga Peninsula: wood processing and lumber-dealing businesses must secure the appropriate DENR permits[10 ] Get the full Permit Path for a furniture making
Inn Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee DOT accreditation (mandatory for primary tourism enterprises)[11 ] DOT always (inn / transient house (accommodation establishment) is a primary tourism enterprise) Mayor's permit to operate issued only after DOT accreditation[12 ] LGU (per DILG / RA 9593 IRR Sec. 122) always (accommodation establishments are PTEs) Apply through DOT Online Accreditation System[13 ] DOT always see fees were waived under DOT MC 2022-001 during COVID calamity; current fee not found Sanitary permit for hotel/lodging/boarding/apartment establishment[14 ] DOH / local health office (PD 856) always (lodging house / inn) assessed by the city or town (no national amount) Definition: lodging house[14 ] DOH / local health office (PD 856) n/a (definition)
Primary tourism enterprises must periodically obtain DOT accreditation (RA 9593 Sec. 39); secondary enterprises: voluntary[11 ] LGUs should issue a permit to operate to primary tourism enterprises only after DOT accreditation (RA 9593 IRR Sec. 122; DILG MC 2019-17)[12 ] DOT accreditation applications can be filed online through the DOT Online Accreditation System[13 ] PD 856 Sec. 64: hotels, motels, apartments, lodging, boarding or tenement houses and condominiums need a sanitary permit before opening to the public[14 ] PD 856 Sec. 63(d) defines a lodging house as a building supplying sleeping accommodations for a charge[14 ] Get the full Permit Path for a inn
Motorcycle repair shop Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee Accreditation as a service and repair enterprise (PD 1572 / RA 7394)[1 ] DTI always (service and repair enterprises) Filing PHP 50 + accreditation PHP 350 (One Star) to PHP 500 (Five Stars) + DST PHP 30 SRE accreditation fee schedule[2 ] DTI always PHP 350 (One Star) accreditation + PHP 50 filing Annual renewal of SRE accreditation by January 31 (25% surcharge if late)[1 ] DTI yearly late surcharge per star level TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technicians (DTI accreditation requirement)[3 ] TESDA for DTI accreditation Insurance covering customers' property under repair (or affidavit of on-site service)[3 ] DTI / insurer for DTI accreditation Performance bond of at least PHP 50,000 in favor of DTI[3 ] DTI / bonding company if applying for Three to Five Star accreditation bond premium (set by the bonding company) Covered: service and repair of motor vehicles, engines and engineering works[15 ] DTI motor vehicle repair shops
No service or repair enterprise may be licensed or permitted to operate without first being DTI-accredited (PD 1572, RA 7394)[1 ] DTI SRE accreditation, One Star: filing fee PHP 50, accreditation fee PHP 350 (late renewal surcharge PHP 87.50); DST PHP 30[2 ] DTI SRE accreditation is valid one year and must be renewed by January 31 each year[1 ] DTI SRE application requires a valid TESDA National Certificate or Certificate of Competency for technical employees[3 ] DTI SRE application requires insurance covering customers' property left for repair (or affidavit that work is done at client premises)[3 ] Applicants for Three to Five Star accreditation must post a performance bond of at least PHP 50,000 in favor of DTI[3 ] DTI accreditation covers enterprises servicing/repairing motor vehicles, engines, electronics, electrical, aircon and refrigeration, office equipment, and other consumer appliances[15 ] Get the full Permit Path for a motorcycle repair shop
Pest control Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee Licence of commercial applicator (pest control operator)[16 ] FPA always PHP 1,200/year Certified Pesticide Applicator appointed if owner/manager is not one[16 ] FPA if owner/manager is not a CPA Pest control operator annual fee[17 ] FPA yearly PHP 1,200 a year Accreditation of Certified Pesticide Applicator[17 ] FPA for the CPA PHP 600
FPA licence of commercial applicator (pest control operator): application on FPA Form No. P-180, fee PHP 1,200/year[16 ] If the pest control owner/manager is not a Certified Pesticide Applicator, the operator must appoint one[16 ] FPA license fee, pest control operator: PHP 1,200 a year (license valid 1 year)[17 ] FPA accreditation fee for a Certified Pesticide Applicator: PHP 600[17 ] Get the full Permit Path for a pest control
Tattoo studio Permit or rule Agency When it applies Fee Sanitary permit to operate (PD 856)[18 ] Local health office (PD 856) always Health certificates for operator and all employees[18 ] Local health office (PD 856) always Tattooing and skin piercing shops are covered by the tonsorial/beauty IRR[19 ] DOH (PD 856 Chapter XII IRR) always Use only sterile, disposable sharps/needles[18 ] DOH (PD 856 Chapter XII IRR) always MOA with a third-party sharps disposal provider for sanitary permit[20 ] LGU (Bacolod example) Bacolod City
Tonsorial/beauty establishments may not open without a sanitary permit issued by the local health officer[18 ] Tattoo/skin piercing establishments must hire only staff with up-to-date health certificates[18 ] The same IRR covers manicuring/pedicuring establishments, tattooing and skin piercing shops and figure slenderizing salons[19 ] Tattoo/skin piercing: only sterile, disposable sharps or needles may be used[18 ] Bacolod: tattoo/skin piercing sanitary permit requires a MOA with a third-party sharps disposal provider[20 ] Get the full Permit Path for a tattoo studio