Work permit application in Baguio goes online
MAKING IT EASIER. The Baguio City government will roll out on June 9, 2025 the online application system meant to speed up the processing of work permits. (PNA file photo by LIZA AGOOT)
BAGUIO CITY — The city government will roll out an online scheme aimed at expediting work permit applications.
The Work Permit Application System (WorkPASS) “will start on June 9,” according to Leticia Clemente, city budget officer, whose office manages the development of online processes in the city government.
Clemente said the local government of Baguio has started the computerization and online systems for different processes to ease transactions with clients.
The system was first launched in April 21 where work permit applicants were encouraged to log in to the official website of the city government at https://workpass.baguio.gov.ph
The WorkPASS links the City Mayor’s Office, Public Employment Services Office (PESO), City Health Services Office (CHSO) and the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO).
The links allow parallel processing of work permit applications once logged in.
For work permits, the government issues cards—green for non-food handlers, yellow for food handlers, pink for female entertainers, and blue for male entertainers.
Clemente said applicants should prepare pre-requisite documents such as receipt of payments for residence certificate or “cedula,” police clearance and work permit paid at the Business-One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) at the City Hall.
Online, the applicants may choose a schedule when to attend the seminar for food handlers, undergo some laboratory tests, and secure a health certificate for entertainers.
Once accomplished, the applicant brings all the original documents to the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) for processing and release of the cards.
A digital work permit with a unique QR (quick response) code with date and time stamp will be issued to the applicant through the WorkPASS system, an e-copy of which can be printed and submitted to the employer.
The city government earlier implemented an online system for payment of fees and taxes, and processing of business permits, as well as building permits.
This was done by linking all the offices concerned for a fast and smooth flow of transactions.
Clemente said the online system “will spare our workers from spending a lot of time queuing, which will prevent them from working for the day.”
“The system is part of the city government’s long-term initiative to ease the system, which started several years back, starting from the computerization system of city hall offices,” she added./apl
