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ARTA rallies LGUs for 10-minute permit processing



Processing permits of Local Government Units (LGUs) in 10 minutes is now the goal of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s government.

This was revealed by Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Undersecretary Geneses Abot during Tuesday’s 2024 Post-SONA Discussions at the Hilton Hotel in Pasay City.

“The first things first. Actually, iyong one-day processing time for business permits is already achievable. Hindi lang lahat ng mga LGUs are doing it. But the fastest I think is 30 minutes for a city in NCR which was able to process a business permit within 30 minutes,” said Usec. Abot.

“Our goal — we hope to achieve this together with other government agencies especially the DILG — is 10 minutes,” he said. “So, that’s an ambitious number but we want to do that,” he added.

At present, some LGUs are processing permits in 30 minutes, he said. The others an hour, and probably even a day, he added.

“But we want that all of the LGUs would be able to have their business process reduced by at least half or more by the end of the year,” the official said.

He said the development of new systems and programs such as the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) Compliance program and the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) help a lot in cutting down processing time for permits and promoting “ease of doing business.”

“We also have the digitalization projects such as the PBRIS which is the Philippine Business Regulations Information System,” he said.

“We also have this program about government services. This is the ARTEMIS, which is the Anti-Red Tape Electronic Management Information System,” he added.

The ARTEMIS is the database of all the government agencies and their services, he said. The services will be accessed by the transacting public and even government agencies, he added.

The PBRIS is another online platform that provides accessible information on the Philippine Regulatory Management System and the laws and regulations that are relevant to the public.

It is mandated by Section 17(k) of R.A. 11032 to serve as a platform for stakeholder consultation and notification and a portal for submission of access to regulatory impact assessment documents.

The two online systems were made with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the University of the Philippines Public Administration Research and Extension Services Foundation, Inc.-Regulatory Support Program for National Development (UPPAF-RESPOND). PND