Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (second from right) presents a Muntinlupa Centennial commemorative coin to Ormoc City Administrator Vicente Emnas (center) as a token of appreciation during their visit on August 29. Leyte town executives benchmarks Muntinlupa’s Single Window Transaction, a novel business-registration process done in just three steps with one staff from the beginning up to the end of the transaction. With them are (from left) Muntinlupa City Administrator Allan Cachuela, Ormoc Business Permits and Licensing Officer Joel Mendoza, and Ormoc City Health Officer Dr. Edmund Kierulf.

Muntinlupa has set a standard among business-friendly local governments in the country as it gains a following from various cities and municipalities. The city is hailed Most Business-Friendly LGU in 2017 and 2018 by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.