THE Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said delays in digitizing the permit processes of National Government (NG) agencies and local government units (LGUs) are hindering the streamlining of applications for infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs).
On the sidelines of the signing of the implementing rules and regulations of Executive Order (EO) No. 59 on Tuesday, ARTA Secretary Ernesto V. Perez told BusinessWorld: “Right now, not all LGUs and National Government agencies are fully computerized or fully online,” Mr. Perez said.
“This is why the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is very keen on capacitating LGUs to comply with this requirement,” he added.
EO 59 tasked ARTA with accelerating the progress of IFPs by simplifying the system for obtaining permits before the projects can proceed.
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