Congress leaders on Tuesday presented to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. the signed Government Optimization Act, which aims to enhance the delivery of public services through improved efficiency, transparency, and accountability.

Republic Act 12231, also known as the Government Optimization Act, was signed into law by President Marcos on August 4. This significant legislation represents a pivotal step towards a more efficient and responsive government.

RA 12231 provides for strengthening, merging, or abolishing agencies and functions deemed redundant or misaligned, while protecting the welfare of civil servants.

The transformative law grants the President the authority to reorganize the executive branch by consolidating, strengthening, or eliminating redundant agencies and functions.

By streamlining government operations, the Act is expected to enhance the delivery of public services.

The landmark reform underscores the government’s commitment to a more agile bureaucracy, ensuring that services reach Filipinos faster, better, and with a stronger focus on social protection and fiscal responsibility.

Among those present were Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Senate President Francis Escudero, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senators Sherwin Gatchalian, Joel Villanueva, and Alan Peter Cayetano, Special Assistant to the President Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo Jr., Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, and Undersecretary and Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) head Adrian Carlos Bersamin. | PND