The Anti-Red Tape Authority is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that the process for the Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) for all vaccines and other medical supplies will be streamlined and shall not be subjected to unnecessary processes and requirements. The FDA...
Government agencies and local government units (LGUs) will now honor the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT)’s digital and electronic signatures for permits and licenses. Last week, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Commission on Audit (CoA) confirmed the Philippine...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said that the use of electronic signatures and online payment in government transactions are valid. ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said this is pursuant to the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Memorandum Circular No. 2020-06 or the Guidelines for the...
Globe Telecom Inc. targets to install 2,000 new cell sites in 2021, the biggest number in its history, so far. "With more and more LGUs following the lead of the national government in easing and streamlining the needed requirements, we are targeting to install at least 2,000 new sites,”...
The Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it will be closely monitoring the compliance of the government housing agencies of the mandated period by which to release approval of permitting and licenses especially for socialized housing development projects. ARTA Director General Jeremiah...
Local government units (LGUs) that failed to provide assistance to their constituents within two days after a natural calamity shall face grave dereliction of duty and misconduct, which are both serious offenses for administrative cases, according to the Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA). ARTA...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has now stepped in to improve the processing of applications in the food production sector, particularly in the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), as complaints on these agencies red tape mount. ARTA Director General Jeremiah...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has vowed that micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) doing transactions with the government can expect a fully-automated digital platform with a refined customer service team any time of the day by next year. Lopez issued this commitment at the...
The mandatory streamlining of the processes for the telco towers and logistics sectors in the country would result in substantial savings of more than P2.4 billion, according to Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director General Jeremiah Belgica. ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (FACEBOOK/MANILA...
The Ease of Doing Business and Anti-Red Tape Advisory Council has endorsed the proposed amendments to the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 to add more teeth and make its orders to government agencies and local government units mandatory. In a statement,...
Local government units (LGUs) have released 933 telco permits after the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) issued strict compliance orders. ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica issued compliance orders to LGUs in August to release the pending permits that have not been acted by some LGUs. For...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) yesterday strongly urged local government units (LGUs) to adopt the Integrated Business Permits and Licensing System (iBPLS), a software developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) that would enable their processes and...
