Muntinlupa upgrades data security with Doxcheck

During the contract signing, from left: Business Permits and Licensing Office Division Chief Eli Hilapo, City Administrator Allan Cachuela, Doxcheck CEO Joseph Sarmiento, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Local Economic and Investment Promotion Officer Gary Llamas, City Budget Officer Lolet Morales, and BPLO Division Chief Abby Sagum- Garcia - mitted by its people, the local government of Muntinlupa City has inked an agreement with Doxcheck Inc., a Singapore-based company that provides technology for document authentication, on November 2, 2017.

Muntinlupa was the first city in Metro Manila to use the Doxcheck Document Security System for the permits to the locals and to measure the legitimacy of the business licenses.

Through the Doxcheck system, documents such as business permits, governmentlicenses, governmentIDs, diplomas, transcriptofrecords, andcertificateswillbe stored in a secured centralized online por- tal. The system will also enable appointed persons to check, approve or hold the releases of documents, or eliminate fraud facilitations and unauthorized releases.

Meanwhile, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said the partnership will speed up the process of issuance of business permits and protect the welfare of business owners in Muntinlupa City.

“The local government takes authenticating of documents in a higher notch as we aspire to be the benchmark of good governance and ease of doing business in the country,” he said.

Recently, Muntinlupa City was named as the “Most Business-Friendly LGU for Highly Urbanized Cities” by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).