THE public can now experience speedy and more modern system in acquiring building permits and other documents in the City Building Office (CBO). Mayor Oscar Moreno announced the soft launching of the Building Permit Management System (BPMS) this week. A memorandum of agreement was signed by Moreno and Dr. Ricardo Rotoras, president of Mindanao University of Science and Technology, in lieu of the implementation of BPMS. According to Architect Maria Concepcion Alvarez-Alcantara, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Building Official (OBO), it is the aim of the BPMS to upgrade the processing of documents in CBO such as the building, electrical and occupancy permits with the use of modern technology like the automation system that was developed by the experts from MUST. pia