Clearances in Naga City

My daughter recently needed three kinds of clearances for local employment purposes and we noticed it would be convenient to some people if they can find a blog online that would lay out the requirements for getting these clearances. There were some blogs about the clearances and some government sites have a list of requirements but some things like location, how long is the process and other stuff are not usually blogged.

She got three types of licenses: Barangay Clearance, Police Clearance, and Fiscal Clearance. Here are the details:

Barangay Clearance in Naga City

In getting a barangay clearance, know first in which barangay you belong to and locate your barangay hall. What you need:

1. Community Tax Certificate (Cedula) (usually they require an ID wih your address. If you’re from another place and you just moved in to another, of course you will not have an ID with your new address yet. What they will require from you is your rental contract or billing statement. You have to pay for your cedula and the amount of tax depends on your income.)
2. Barangay Clearance Fee

Actual Payment: 5 (for student, retired or unemployed) plus 30 (barangay clearance fee)

Cost: Minimum of 35 pesos

Time Budget: Around 15 minutes

Police Clearance in Naga City

In Naga City, police clearances are processed in the police station near Barlin St. Before going there for your police clearance, you need to pay for the clearance first in the city treasurer. You can either pay at the 2nd floor of Naga City People’s Mall (market) or at the Naga City Hall. What you need to bring at the police station:

The additional 80 pesos processing fee is to be paid in the police station. They will give you a receipt similar to the one below which will double as your claim stub because the clearance will be released after 2 hours. While waiting, you can process other requirements you might need for your local employment.

Cost: 130 pesos

Time budget: Around 15 minutes

Fiscal Clearance in Naga City

The fiscal clearance is processed at the prosecutor’s office which is inside the Hall of Justice in the City Hall compound. You may go to the Hall of Justice building (the left one) and ask the guard on duty where the prosecutor’s office is. What you need to bring before going:

1. Documentary Stamp (Get this at the BIR office, just a few walks away from the City Hall. Buy 1 doc stamp. It costs 15 pesos.)
2. Barangay Clearance
3. Clearance Fee (this is paid in the prosecutor’s office)

Cost: 50 pesos

Time budget: Around 20 minutes

Tips:

1. Wear comfortable clothes when you’re planning to have your local employment requirements processed.
2. Be an early bird. Time budgets listed in this blog is only applicable if the lines are short. Best time to go is on mornings and the worst time is 11:30 am. People are usually grumpy at these hour since they are already hungry.
3. Be courteous/polite at all times. Getting mad and involving yourself in some things will only inconvenience you and all the other people in line.
4. Bring a bottled water and check your requirements before going.

For other requirements, the Naga City Citizen’s Charter might be of help.

Good luck!