MANILA - Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Officer-in-Charge Ernesto Perezsaid Wednesday he will ensure that the operations of the agency will continue to provide unhampered reforms in improving public services despite the suspension offive suspended officials over the issuance of a resolution on automatic approval of the application of NOW Telecom for the frequencies now owned by DITO Telecommunity Corp. Perez, in a statement, however, admitted that there will be challenges in the agency under his watch following the graft complaints filed against ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica, Deputy Director-General Eduardo Bringas, Legal Director Melamy Salvadora-Asperin, Legal Division Chief Sheryl Pura Sumagui, and former Legal Director Jedrek Ng. The five executives are placed under a six-month preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman following the graft complaints filed by DITO. DITO alleged that ARTA's resolution to automatically approve the long-standing application of N
Affiliates of NOW Telecom Company, Inc. (NOW Tel) have waged a legal battle against the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as the issue of alleged graft and corruption between the company, and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) came to light.
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Malacañang has named Undersecretary Ernesto Perez, the Deputy Director-General for Operations of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), as Officer-in-Charge (OIC), the ARTA said on Friday, June 10.
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) deputy director-general for operations Undersecretary Ernesto Perez
Three alleged fixers of driver's licenses were nabbed in the back-to-back joint operations of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Tuesday morning, June 1.
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has recommended the imposition of stricter regulation and a one-strike policy for driving schools and private companies supposedly assisting fixers in their illegal activities.
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) A