Business owners in Quezon City can look forward to less repetitive data entry, more coordinated permit processing, and clearer payment tracking as the city pioneers the integration of its online business permit system with the Bureau of Fire Protection’s (BFP) Fire Safety Inspection System (FSIS).
As the pilot city and first local government to integrate with FSIS, Quezon City is addressing a key source of inconvenience for entrepreneurs: having to submit substantially the same business information to separate government systems.
The integration connects the Quezon City Online Business Permit Application System (OBPAS) with FSIS through secure data sharing.
Using the Mayor’s Permit number, relevant business details—including business name, address, and business area—can be retrieved from OBPAS for use in processing fire safety requirements.
For entrepreneurs, this means less time re-entering information, fewer opportunities for encoding errors, and better coordination between two essential parts of business permit processing.
For entrepreneurs, this means less time re-entering information, fewer opportunities for encoding errors, and better coordination between two essential parts of business permit processing. It is a practical step toward making regulatory compliance easier and giving business owners more time to focus on running and growing their enterprises.
“With this collaboration, we are bringing our ease of doing business system another notch higher,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said.
“We are fixing the missing link in the business registration system and fire safety inspection certificate application, which will translate to better fire protection and safety services.”
“We are fixing the missing link in the business registration system and fire safety inspection certificate application, which will translate to better fire protection and safety services,” Belmonte added.
The initiative builds on Quezon City’s continuing efforts to connect government services around the needs of businesses. The city was the first local government unit to integrate with eGovPH and integrated with the Department of Trade and Industry’s Business Name Registration System in 2023.
Beginning October 15, 2026, the Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) fee will be paid directly to the BFP through FSIS, separately from the OBPAS Tax Bill. The BFP will issue its own electronic Order of Payment and Official Receipt, providing clearer documentation of fee assessments and payments.
Business owners applying for new, renewed, or amended permits are advised to follow the applicable BFP/FSIS payment instructions. The city government and the BFP will continue coordinating the rollout, with full implementation targeted by the end of the fourth quarter of 2026.
By harmonizing business records across agencies, the integration is expected to strengthen transaction monitoring and reduce administrative friction. It advances the goals of Republic Act No. 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, while supporting compliance with the Fire Code of the Philippines.
The connected systems will also help monitor FSIC collections and compute Quezon City’s mandated 20% share. Under existing laws and issuances, these funds are intended exclusively for the operation, maintenance, construction, rehabilitation, and repair of local fire stations.
Through this partnership, Quezon City and the BFP are making digital integration deliver concrete value: simpler transactions for businesses, more transparent government processes, and stronger fire safety services for the community.
