Name of Business: _______________________________________________

Name of Owner: ________________________________________________

Directions: Please put a check on the space provided. Kindly complete the following questions
and answer with honesty.

1. Are you aware of the BMBE Law?

( ) Yes
( ) No

2. Do you know the benefits and incentives of being a registered BMBE recipient?
( ) Yes
( ) No

3. Do you know that BMBE recipients are tax exempted?

( ) Yes
( ) No

4. Do you know that BMBE recipients are given assistance by the Philippine government?
( ) Yes
( ) No

5. Was the government successful in spreading information about the BMBE Law?
( ) Yes
( ) No

A. Business Profile

1. Legal Forms
( ) Sole Proprietorship
( ) Partnership
( ) Corporation
( ) Cooperative
( ) Association
( ) Others, please specify: ____________________________
2. Business Activity
( ) Retail Store
( ) Hardware Store
( ) Drug Store
( ) Repair Shop
( ) Carinderia
( ) Others, please specify: ____________________________

3. Size of Capital
( ) Php 500,000.00 and below
( ) Php 500,001.00 – Php 1,000,000.00
( ) Php 1,000,001.00 – Php 1,500,000.00
( ) Php 1,500,001.00 – Php 2,000,000.00
( ) Php 2,000,001.00 – Php 2,500,000.00
( ) Php 2,500,001.00 – Php 3,000,000.00

4. Are you a registered BMBE recipient?

( ) Yes
( ) No

a. IF YES, how many years as a BMBE recipient?

( ) 1 year and below
( ) 2 – 4 years
( ) 5 – 7 years
( ) 8 – 10 years
( ) 11 – 13 years
( ) 14 years

b. IF NO, are you willing to apply to be a BMBE recipient?

( ) Yes
( ) No
B. Degree of Awareness to the existence of BMBE law

1 – Very Aware 2 – Aware 3 – Not Aware

1 2 3
1. RA 9178 is a law for Barangay Micro Business Enterprises.
2. A BMBE is defined as any business enterprise engaged in production,
processing, or manufacturing of products, including agro-processing, as well as
trading and services,
with total assets of not more than P3 million. Such assets shall include those
arising from loans but not the land on which the plant and equipment are
located.
3. Any person, cooperative, or association owning an enterprise that fits the
description of a BMBE may register for the first time or renew its registration
with the Office of the Treasurer of the city or municipality where the business
is located.
4. Registered BMBEs can have Income tax exemption from income arising
from the operations of the enterprise.

5. Incentive of exemption from the coverage of the Minimum Wage Law

(BMBE employees will still receive the same social security and health care
benefits as other employees)

6. A priority to a special credit window set up specifically for the financing

requirements of BMBEs
7. There is technology transfer, production and management training, and
marketing assistance programs for BMBE beneficiaries.
8. Registration and issuance of the Certificate of Authority of the LGU is free
of charge and shall be done promptly. However, to defray the administrative
costs of registering and monitoring the BMBEs, the LGUs are allowed to
charge a fee not exceeding P1, 000.00.

9. The Certificate of Authority shall be effective for a period of two (2) years,
renewable for a period of two (2) years for every renewal.

10. Any person who shall willfully violate any provision of this Act or who
shall in any manner commit any act to defeat any provision of this Act shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Thousand
Pesos (Php 25,000.00) but not more than Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php 50,000.00)
and suffer imprisonment of not less than six (6) months but not more than two
(2) years.
C. Impact of BMBE program to the Economic and Financial growth of Barangay Micro
Entrepreneurs

YES or NO

YES NO
1. Increase in employment
2. Poverty reduction
3. More people engage to Micro business
4. Lesser expenses due to tax exemption
5.Saving a lot of money
6. Economic growth will increase
7. Increase in social empowerment
8. More products and services will be produced
9. Strengthen Philippines ’s competitiveness
10. Raising the quality of life

D. Problems encountered by BMBE recipients

1 – Always a problem 2 – Sometimes a problem 3 – Not a problem

1 2 3
1. Lack of Barangay Personnel to implement BMBE programs
2.Poor collaboration between and among
implementing agencies
3.Insufficient dissemination of information
4.Too many requirements to pass for registration
5. Time consuming and stressful filing of documents
6. Paying of the maximum amount of Php 1,000.00 for Registration and
Issuance fee
7. Still have to pay the 3% monthly percentage tax, even if the BIR grant
income tax exemption
8. Not all registered BMBEs are granted by BIR into income tax exemption
9. BMBEs won’t have the option to compute the income tax using the optional
standard deduction method (OSD). One will have to itemize expenses.
10. Computing taxes through the itemized expense method can be difficult
without an accountant
 Laguna College
San Pablo City

Survey Questionnaires

Submitted by:

Fernandez, Ruth Ann A.

Guese, Prince Ricky Lenard L.

Maljan, Joshua B.

Obias, Gianuel G.

Perez, Romneil Ray B.