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PH aims to improve ease of doing business with launch of central business portal

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 06:19 PM

The Central Business Portal (CBP) is seen to reduce the number of days in opening a business in the country to just half a day from the current 33 while bringing down the number of steps to one from 13. Read more »

ARTA welcomes bill granting Duterte anti-red tape powers

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 02:20 PM

MANILA - The Anti-Red Tap Authority (ARTA) on Thursday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to certify as urgent a bill that would give the chief executive emergency powers against red tape during national emergencies. Read more »

Bill allowing President to take actions over red tape hurdles 2nd reading at Senate

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 08:55 PM

The Senate on Monday passed on second reading a bill that would allow the President of the country to expedite the processing of documents, nearly a month after President Rodrigo Duterte met with Congress leaders over anti-corruption and red tape measures. Read more »

Streamlining, automation of gov't processes will solve red tape: ARTA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 02:56 PM

Streamlining and automating bureaucratic processes will solve red tape, the government body tasked to address the issue said Tuesday. Read more »

Only 7 cases on red tape filed vs gov't agencies since 2018: official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 07:55 PM

MANILA - Only 7 out of nearly 4,000 complaints have been filed in court 2 years since a law guaranteeing ease of doing business in the country was passed, the head of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) told the Senate Thursday.   Read more »

PH eyes clinching top 40% spot in World Bank business report

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 02:12 AM

MANILA – The Philippines seeks to clinch a top 40 percent spot in the World Bank's annual Doing Business report, as its anti-red tape body leads efforts in digitalizing government agencies, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Tower firms with complete applications to get automatic approval after 7 days: ARTA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 10:05 AM

MANILA - The head of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Thursday said companies with complete applications for building telecommunications towers will be automatically approved if local government units or agencies of the national government fail to act on it within 7 days.  Read more »

ARTA, bumuo ng task force na tututok sa pagpapatayo ng cell towers sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 04:30 PM

MAYNILA - Bumuo ng special task force ang Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) para tukuyin ang priority areas na pagtatayuan ng cell towers sa bansa at tiyaking susunod ang mga kumpanya at maging ang local government units sa pagpapatupad ng streamlined permitting processes para dito. Read more »

PH launches one-stop shop for businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 11:07 PM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), along with other concerned agencies, launched a new program that seeks to simplify the process of starting a business in the country. Read more »

New one-stop shop for businesses seen to cut agonizing red tape

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 06:18 PM

The new facility is housed at the Securities and Exchange Commission building at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. Read more »

Backlogs hound PH gov't agencies months into Ease of Doing Business law implementation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 04:46 PM

More than half a year since the implementation of the Ease of Doing Business law, backlogs continue to hound Philippine government agencies. But Mon Abrea, co-chair of the Ease of Doing Business Task Force on Paying Taxes, believes these are just growing pains faced by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA).   Read more »

'Shape up,' anti-red tape body tells 3 gov't agencies

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 05:42 PM

More reforms are needed at the Food and Drug Administration, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to improve delivery of services, ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said. Read more »

FDA grilled over backlog of renewals, permits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 10:19 PM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority questioned officials of the Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines amid mounting complaints of backlog of applications for renewals and other permits. Read more »

Anti red-tape agency gives towns, cities until December to set up one-stop shops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 11:46 PM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority is giving local governments just until December this year to set up one-stop shops for businesses across the country. Read more »

'One-stop-shops' being set up vs red tape: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 10:40 AM

Highly urbanized cities should have business one-stop shops by the end of the year, Anti-Red Tape Authority managing director Jeremiah Belgica says, as the agency complies with President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to make government transactions faster. Read more »

Anti-red tape agency, info department eye partnership to automate gov't services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 08:14 PM

MANILA - The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) recently discussed the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the nationwide automation of government services. Read more »

Nakabinbin na TNVS applications sa LTFRB, pinapaaprubahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 01:47 AM

Inutusan ng Anti-Red Tape Authority ang LTFRB na aprubahan na ang matagal nang nakabinbin na TNVS applications sa ahensiya. Read more »

ARTA chief: Give firms 'breathing room' to innovate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 12:36 PM

Newly appointed Anti-Red Tape Authority Director General Jeremiah Belgica urges regulators to give 'innovative' companies some 'breathing room'. He says regulators tend to over- regulate, which end up nipping innovation in the bud, leaving the public at a disadvantage. Read more »

Gov't employees na 'magpapalagay' haharap sa mabigat na parusa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 10:26 PM

Mas mabigat na parusa ang haharapin ng mga kawani ng gobyerno kapag nahuling tumatanggap o humihingi ng lagay.   Read more »

British Chamber welcomes appointment of anti-red tape chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 05:35 PM

Chris Nelson, chairman of the British Chamber, said ease of doing business has always been "a number 1 concern" for those interested in investing in the Philippines.  Read more »