Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday urged the government to assess where to cut the red tape in the distribution of aid to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) considering there are still billions in unused Covid-19 cash aid for them....
(CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has welcomed the move of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in launching an electronic complaints management system. The ARTA recently launched its "eARTA Complaints Management System (CMS)," which would "automate the process of...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) expressed its support to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in its move to stop reserving passport appointment slots to recruiters , saying this will give every Filipino an equal opportunity to obtain the said document. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)...
PLDT Inc. and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) secured more than 50,000 fixed and wireless permits to build their telco infrastructure as of last month, the telcos announced March 10. The government's move to cut red tapes in the permitting process for telcos helped PLDT and Smart...
What was supposed to be a meeting with top-level officials of the Social Security System for the presentation of the zero backlog program became something more when the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) witnessed violations of the Ease Of Doing Business (EODB) Act in the SSS Diliman, Quezon City...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) appealed to educational institutions not to impose an added burden to parents by requiring their kids to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before they are allowed to go back to school. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) ARTA...
By Liezle Basa Iñigo and Patrick Garcia PANGASINANFormer Vice President and UNA senatorial aspirant Jejomar C. Binay urged the government to cut the red tape and streamline the approval process for new power plants to help prevent a return to the crippling power outages in the 1990s. Binay visited...
In a bid to make its services more accessible to the public, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has launched more mobile hotline numbers that people can call to ask about their red tape concerns. 66304 In a statement, ARTA said it has launched the ARTAwag Center (a play on ARTA and the Filipino...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has urged government agencies anew to establish their official contact lines to ensure that their offices can be reached by the public during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA)...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) director-general Jeremiah Belgica is keeping his hopes up that the next Civil Service Commissioner (CSC) chairperson will be as committed and dedicated to fighting government red tape as the predecessor who just retired from the position. (Civil Service Commission...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to visit Matnog to talk to local officials after it launched an investigation on the reported congestion in the port of Matnog in Sorsogon. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA Director-General Jeremiah...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica lauded the collaborative efforts of the government and the telecommunications companies in providing streamlined guidelines for the processing of documents that led to the improvement of the country's internet services. Anti-Red Tape...