(Photo courtesy of Meycauayan City LGU) MANILA - Amid the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases at the start of the year, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called on local government units (LGUs) to extend the period of business permit renewals and payment of real property tax until March 31. ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said local chief executives have the power to move the renewal and payment from January 3 to 20 up to the end of the first quarter of this year. "This is a time for us to approach situations with more compassion and sensitivity. With a record-breaking number of Covid-19 cases being announced almost every day, we at ARTA believe it is only right to extend the period of renewal of business permits," Belgica said in a statement Friday. He also reminded LGUs to adopt the electronic Business One-Stop-Shop (e-BOSS), which automates business permitting and licensing systems, that will ease transactions between government offices and the p
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez MANILA - Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has announced that the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) is adding a new pillar in the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) for next year. Lopez said the Council has introduced the innovation pillar this year and will be included as the fifth pillar in the scoring and ranking for next year's CMCI. "Now more than ever, we realize the importance of innovation. They have played a crucial role in keeping societies functional in times of quarantines or lockdowns. The same technologies would be needed as we restart the economy and prepare for the post-crisis future," he said Tuesday. CMCI is an annual ranking of cities and municipalities in the country that tracks the competitiveness of local government units, gauging their economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, and resiliency. "We emphasize the importance of the innovation pillar as LGU
EODB SUMMIT. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica delivers his speech at the Ease Of Doing Business (EODB) summit at Hotel Novotel Manila, Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City on Thursday (Dec. 9, 2021). The theme of the summit is "Doing Business in action: Pursuing greater efficiency towards the new normal". (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) director general Jeremiah Belgica said his 'exit plan' as the Duterte administration will finish its term next year is to accelerate reforms to improve government services. "The exit plan is to create more momentum for us," Belgica said during the Ease of Doing Business Summit in Quezon City Thursday. He added that despite being a young agency, the ARTA has issued policies and rolled out reforms that will make transacting with the government easier. One of the key reforms of the agency is fast-tracking the release of permits and licenses for telecommunicat
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The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it was targeting that all 1,600 local government units (LGUs) will have their electronic Business One-Stop Shop (e-BOSS) before President Duterte's term expires on June 30 next year.
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo fr