Enhanced Anti-Red Tape Law

guarantees faster gov’t transactions

By Hazel F. Gloria Published on September 6, 2018

CEBU CITY, Aug. 31 (PIA) -- For the Civil Service Month in September, Civil Service
Commission (CSC) highlights Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and
Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018.

The new law is an amendment to RA 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Law, sources at the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

Ease of doing business covers all Philippine government offices and agencies including
local government units, government-owned or controlled corporations and other
government instrumentalities, here or abroad and aims to establish effective delivery,
prevent graft and corruption, reduce red tape, and expedite business and non-business
transactions in government.

From 15 day cut-off for processing time, the new law cuts processing time to three
days for simple transactions, seven days for complex, and maximum of 20 days for
highly technical applications and disallows physical interaction and phone calls
between government officers and clients except during early stage of a
transaction, CSC explained. 

Moreover, it retains the Citizen’s Charter which details the procedure and requirements
for each government service.

The law supports the organization of Anti-Red Tape Authority responsible for
information dissemination and promulgation of rules and regulations and maintains
anti-red tape units in central and regional offices to receive, review, hear and decide on
complaints on erring government officers.

A Report Card Survey (RSC) will be used to check on the compliance of all government
agencies to the law, officials at the government's civil service authority. 

Government officers who fail to comply with the provisions of the said law shall face
administrative liability with minimum of six month suspension as first offense and
administrative liability and criminal liability or dismissal from service, perpetual
disqualification from holding public office and forfeiture of retirement benefits and
imprisonment of one-six years with a fine of not less than 500,000 but not more than
2M as second offense.

Government leaders in the country see the new enhanced anti-red tape law as one that
would help streamline business operations in government and the private sector for
efficient service delivery.