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
The appointed Officer-in-Charge of Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said Wednesday that they see the preventive suspension of his five colleagues as only "challenges" as they face graft charges filed in relation to their work in the agency. "In any endeavor, there are bound to be challenges. This is