The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will reopen its offices this week and will start processing the company registration and monitoring applications that have already been assessed and approved via its online registration system.
The SEC’s Company Registration and Monitoring Department (CRMD) will resume work at the agency’s headquarters at the Philippine International Convention Center Complex in Pasay starting May 26, following the easing of community quarantine protocols in Metro Manila.
The CRMD will implement a four-day workweek, from Monday to Thursday, and shortened operating hours, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., during the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
In the meantime, the CRMD shall limit its operations to receiving proof of payment, signed and notarized copies of approved applications, and supplemental documents required during the processing.
The limited operations of the CRMD will also include the releasing of Certificates of Incorporation/Amendment and Confirmation of Payment and orders in Petitions to Lift Order of Suspension/Revocation and/or Correction.
The SEC will also open payment facilities at its main office in Pasay and at its former headquarters in Ortigas, Mandaluyong starting May 26. It will accept payments for registration, filing and other fees from Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., in Pasay and 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Mandaluyong.
The SEC Extension Offices outside the National Capital Region have earlier reopened at limited capacity.
The SEC will operate with a skeleton staff and continue to adopt alternative work arrangements while quarantine measures remain in place, pursuant to the Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
It will implement strict social distancing and other health protocols such as the enforcement of “no face mask, no entry” policy and limit the number of people allowed inside its offices, among others.
The SEC, however, encourages the public to continue using its online registration platforms to limit unnecessary movements amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.