An Act Promoting Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of

Government Services, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9485,
Otherwise Known as the Anti-Redlape Act of 2007, and for Other Purposes
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12 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY ACT
1 All
PRESCRIBED PROCESSING TIME 7 CENTRAL BUSINESS PORTAL
government agencies, national or local, Government Owned and Controlled DICT to establish central business portal to receive and capture
Corporations (GOCCs), government instrumentalities located in the Philippines application data on business- related transactions, and provide
or abroad shall comply with prescribed processing time as follows: links to online registration of national government agencies.
. . . . working days . . . . working days . . . . working days 8 PHILIPPINE BUSINESS DATABANK
3 Simple 7 Complex 20 Highly Technical
This shall provide NGAs/LGUs access to data and information to
Transactions Transactions Applications
verify the validity, existence of business entities. Applicants need
STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LOCAL not submit the same documentary requirements previously
2 BUSINESS LICENSES, CLEARANCES, PERMITS OR AUTHORIZATIONS submitted.

~ Unified Business Establishment of Business 9 INTERCONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

~ Application Form One Stop Shop (BOSS) Processing and approval of licenses, clearances, permits, or
authorizations for the installation and operation of
m Automation of Business
~ Permits and Licenses (LGUs)
Barangay clearances and
permits are now issued at the
telecommunication, broadcast towers, facilities, equipment and
service shall be expedited.
city or municipality
10 CREATION OF THE ANTI-RED TAPE AUTHORITY
STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR SECURING FIRE Anti-Red Tape Authority shall:
3 CLEARANCES AND CERTIFICATES Implement and oversee national policy on anti-red tape and ease
Bureau of Fire Protection officials and employees are not of doing business and implement reforms to improve
allowed to sell, offer or recommend specific brands of fire competitiveness ranking
extinguishers and other fire safety equipment Monitor compliance of agencies and issue notices to erring and
non-compliant government employees and officials
Issuance of fire safety evaluation clearance (FSEC), Fire
Safety Inspection Clearance, and Certification of Fire Incident Initiate investigation motu propio, or upon receipt of a complaint,
(CFI) now streamlined or file cases for violations

~ BFP shall now be co-located in the Business One Stop Shop

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Review proposed major regulations of government agencies,
using submitted regulatory impact assessments
~ (BOSS) or area designated by the city/municipality
4 AUTOMATIC APPROVAL
11 CREATION OF THE EODB/ART ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Ease of Doing Business/Anti Red Tape Advisory Council shall be
In case an agency fails to approve or disapprove an original

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a ?-person policy and advisory body, composed of DTI Secretary
application within the prescribed processing time, the said application (Chair), ARTA Director General (Vice-Chair), DOF, DICT, and DILG
shall be deemed approved. Secretaries, and two representatives from the private sector, as
members.
5 CITIZEN'S CHARTER
12 PENALTIES
All government agencies shall set up current and updated Citizen's Charter to 2 STRIKE policy for government officials and employees found in violation of
indicate in detail the: EODB/EDGSA
Checklist of requirements FIRST OFFENSE: Administrative liability with six (6) months
Procedure to obtain a
for each type of suspension. Except for fixing or collusion with fixers where the
particular service
application or request Revised Penal Code shall apply
Person/s responsible for Maximum time to SECOND OFFENSE: Administrative and criminal liability
each step complete the process • Dismissal from the service • Imprisonment of one (1) year
• Perpetual disqualification from to six (6) years
Procedure for filing
Amount of fees complaints holding public office • Fine of not less than PSOOK
• Forfeiture of retirement benefits but not more than P2M
6 ZERO CONTACT POLICY Any person who commits any act such as but not limited
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No contact in any manner with any requesting party concerning an to bribery, extortion or malicious solicitation of favor shall
~ application or request except during submission of documents. be criminally liable and shall be punished under the
Revised Penal Code and other special laws.

Makiisa para sa Mabilis, Malinis at may Malasakit na Pamahalaan, para sa Maginhawang PaiiiUIIIUIIay 11 5 I'IO.IIIO.IIIayang Pilipino.
Department of Trade and Industry-Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB) -The Temporary Secretariat of the Anti-Red Tape Authority
f /DTICBPhilippines W @DTIPhilippines @ @DTI.philippines B cbedti.gov.ph J (02) 890 4889 1890 4861
In Partnership with Civil Service Commission B contactcenterngbayan.gov.ph/contact-us J 1- 6565 I 0908-8816565t