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Ra 11032 PDF
Ra 11032 PDF
KAGAWARAN NG KATARUNGAN
Department of Justice
Manila
DATE : JULrJiCia
Attached is a copy of Republic Act No. 11032 dated 28 May 2018, signed by
President Rodrigo R. Duterte entitled "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-RED TAPE ACT OF 2007, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES".
Let the certified copy thereof be kept in the DOJ Records Management Section.
MENARDO I. GUEVARRA
' Secretary
Depar.menl o' Just ce
C:N:0201807D3S
End.; As stated.
S. No. 13 H
H. No. 6579
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"(a) Action refers to the written approval or "(f) Government service - the process or
disapproval made by a government office or agency transaction between applicants or requesting parties
on the application or request submitted by an and government offices or agencies involving
applicant or requesting party for processing; applications for any privilege, right, reward, license,
clearance, permit or authorization, concession, or for
"(b) Business One Stop Shop (BOSS)~ a single any modification, renewal or extension of the
common site or location, or a single online website enumerated applications or requests which are acted
upon in the ordinary course of business of the "(m) Simple transactions - applications or
agency or office concerned; requests submitted by applicants or requesting
parties of a government office or agency which only
"(g) Highly technical application - an require ministerial actions on the part of the public
application which requires the use of technical officer or employee, or that which present only
knowledge, specialized skills and/or training in the inconsequential issues for the resolution by an officer
processing and/or evaluation thereof; or employee of said government office."
"(h) Nonbusiness transactions - all other Sec. 5. Section 5 of the same Act is hereby amended
government transactions not falling under Section 4 to read as follows:
(c) of this Act;
"SEC. 5. Reengineering of Systems and
"(i) Officer or employee - a person employed Procedures. — All offices and agencies which provide
in a government office or agency required to perform
government services are hereby mandated to
specific duties and responsibilities related to the regularly undertake cost compliance analysis, time
application or request submitted by an applicant or and motion studies, undergo evaluation and
requesting party for processing;
improvement of their transaction systems and
procedures and reengineer the same if deemed
"(j) Processing time - the time consumed by necessary to reduce bureaucratic red tape and
an LGU or national government agency (NGA) from processing time.
the receipt of an apphcation or request with complete
requirements, accompanying documents and payment "The Anti-Red Tape Authority, created in this
of fees to the issuance of certification or such siTnilnv
Act, shall coordinate with all government offices
documents approving or disapproving an apphcation covered under Section 3 of this Act in the review of
or request;
existing laws, executive issuances and local
"(k) Red tape - any regulation, rule, or ordinances, and recommend the repeal of the same
administrative procedure or system that is ineffective if deemed outdated, redundant, and adds undue
or detrimental in achieving its intended objectives regulatory burden to the transacting public.
and, as a result, produces slow, suboptimal, and
undesirable social outcomes; All proposed regulations of government
agencies under Section 3 of this Act shall undergo
"(1) Regulation - any legal instrument that regulatory impact assessment to establish if the
gives effect to a government poHcy intervention and proposed regulation does not add undue regulatory
includes licensing, imposing information obUgation, burden and cost to these agencies and the applicants
compliance to standards or payment of any form of or requesting parties: Provided, That when
fee, levy, charge or any other statutory and necessary, any proposed regulation may undergo pilot
regulatory reqmrements necessary to carry out implementation to assess regulatory impact.
activity; and
"Upon effectivity of this Act, aU LGUs and
NGAs are directed to initiate review of existing
policies and operations and commence with the
reengineering of their systems and procedures in Sec. 7. Zero-Contact Policy. — Except during
compliance with the provisions of this Act, pending the preliminary assessment of the request and
the approval of the implementing rules and evaluation of sufficiency of submitted requirements,
regulations (IRR) thereof." no government officer or employee shall have any
contact, in any manner, unless strictly necessary
Sec. 6. Section 6 of the same Act is hereby amended with any applicant or requesting party concerning
to read as follows:
an application or request. Once the Department of
Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
"Sec. 6. Citizen's Charter. - All government has completed a web-based software enabled business
agencies including departments, bureaus, offices, registration system that is acceptable to the public
instrumentalities, or government-owned and/or -controlled as mandated under Section 26 of this Act, all
corporations, or LGUs shall set up their respective transactions shall be coursed through such system.
most current and updated service standards to be All government agencies including LGUs shall adopt
known as the Citizen's Charter in the form of a zero-contact policy."
information billboards which shall be posted at the \
main entrance of offices or at the most conspicuous Sec. 8. Section 7 of the same Act is hereby renumbered
place, in their respective websites and in the form as Section 8 to read as follows:
of published materials written either in English,
Filipino, or in the local dialect, that detail: "SEC. 8. Accountability of Heads of Offices and
Agencies. — The head of the office or agency shall
"(a) A comprehensive and uniform checklist of be primarily responsible for the implementation of
requirements for each type of application or request; this Act and shall be held accountable to the public
in rendering fast, efficient, convenient and reliable
"(b) The procedure to obtain a particular service. All transactions and processes are deemed
service; to have been made with the permission or clearance
from the highest authority having jurisdiction over
"(c) The person/s responsible for each step; the government office or agency concerned."
"(d) The maximum time to conclude the Sec. 9. Section 8 of the same Act is hereby amended
process; and renumbered as Section 9 to read as follows:
"(e) The document/s to be presented by the "Sec. 9. Accessing Government Services. -
applicant or requesting party, if necessary; The following shall be adopted by all government
offices and agencies:
"(f) The amoxmt of fees, if necessary; and
"(a) Acceptance of Applications or Requests. -
"(g) The procedure for filing complaints."
"(1) All officers or employees shall accept
Sec. 7. A new Section 7 is hereby inserted after Section written applications, requests, and/or documents
6 of the same Act to read as follows: being submitted by applicants or requesting parties
of the offices or agencies.
"(2) The receiving officer or employee shall "The maximum time prescribed above may be
perform a preliminary assessment of the apphcation extended only once for the same number of days,
or request submitted with its supporting documents which shall be indicated in the Citizen's Charter!
to ensure a more expeditious action on the Prior to the lapse of the processing time, the office
application or request. The receiving officer or or agency concerned shall notify the apphcant or
employee shall immediately inform the apphcant or requesting party in writing of the reason for the
requesting party of any deficiency in the accompanying extension and final date of release of the government
requirements, which shall be limited to those service/s requested. Such written notification shall be
enumerated in the Citizen's Charter. signed by the apphcant or requesting party to serve
as proof of notice.
"(3) The receiving officer or employee shall
assign a unique identification number to an "If the application or request for license,
apphcation or request, which shah be the identifying clearance, permit, certification or authorization shall
number for ah subsequent transactions between the require the approval of the local Sangguniojig Bayan,
government and the applicant or requesting party Sangguniafig Panlungsod, or the Sangguniang
regarding such specific apphcation or request. Panlalawigan as the case may be, the Sanggunian
concerned shall be given a period of forty-five (45)
"(4) The receiving officer or employee shah issue working days to act on the application or request,
an acknowledgement receipt containing the seal of which can be extended for another twenty (20)
the agency, the name of the responsible officer or working days. If the local Sanggunian concerned has
employee, his/her unit and designation, and the date denied the apphcation or request, the reason for the
and time of receipt of such apphcation or request. denial, as well as the remedial measures that may
be taken by the applicant shall be cited by the
"(b) Action of Offices. — concerned Sanggunian.
"(1) Ah apphcations or requests submitted shah In cases where the cause of delay is due to
be acted upon by the assigned officer or employee force majeure or natural or man-made disasters,
within the prescribed processing time stated in the which result to damage or destruction of documents,
Citizen's Charter which shall not be longer than and/or system failure of the computerized or
three (3) working days in the case of simple automatic processing, the prescribed processing times
transactions and seven (7) working days in the case mandated in this Act shall be suspended and
of complex transactions from the date the request appropriate adjustments shall be made.
and/or complete apphcation or request was received.
"(2) No apphcation or request shaU be returned
"For apphcations or requests involving activities to the applicant or requesting party without
which pose danger to public health, pubhc safety, appropriate action. In case an apphcation or request
pubhc morals, pubhc policy, and highly technical is disapproved, the officer or employee who rendered
apphcation, the prescribed processing time shall in the decision shall send a formal notice to the
no case be longer than twenty (20) working days or applicant or requesting party within the prescribed
as determined by the government agency or processing time, stating therein the reason for the
instrumentahty concerned, whichever is shorter. disapproval. A finding by a competent authority of
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a violation of any or other laws by the applicant or adopt appropriate working schedules to ensure that
requesting party shall constitute a vahd ground for all appHcants or requesting parties who are within
the disapproval of the application or request, without their premises prior to the end of official working
prejudice to other grounds provided in this Act or hours are attended to and served even during lunch
other pertinent laws. break and after regular working hours.
"(c) Denial of Application or Request for Access "(g) Identification Card. - All employees
to Government Service. - Any denial of application transacting with the public shall be provided with
or request for access to government service shall be an official identification card which shall be visibly
fully explained in writing, stating the name of the worn during office hours.
person making the denial and the grounds upon
which such denial is based. Any denial of application (h) Establishment of Public Assistance/
or request is deemed to have been made with the Complaints Desk. — Each office or agency shall
permission or clearance from the highest authority establish a public assistance/complaints desk in all
having jurisdiction over the government office or their offices."
agency concerned.
Sec. 10. Section 9 of the same Act is hereby amended and
"(d) Limitation of Signatories. - The number of renumbered as Section 10 to read as follows:
signatories in any document shall be limited to a
maximum of three (3) signatures which shall "Sec. 10. Automatic Approval or Automatic
represent officers directly supervising the office or Extension of License, Clearance, Permit, Certification
agency concerned; Provided, That in case the or Authorization. — If a government office or agency
authorized signatory is on official business or official fails to approve or disapprove an original apphcation
leave, an alternate shall be designated as signatory. or request for issuance of hcense, clearance, permit,
Electronic signatures or pre-signed license, clearance, certification or authorization within the prescribed
permit, certification or authorization with adequate processing time, said application or request shall be
security and control mechanism may be used. deemed approved: Provided, That all required
documents have been submitted and all required fees
"(e) Electronic Versions of Licenses, Clearances, and charges have been paid. The acknowledgement
Permits, Certifications or Authorizations. - All receipt together with the official receipt for payment
government agencies covered under Section 3 of this of all required fees issued to the applicant or
Act shall, when applicable, develop electronic versions requesting party shall be enough proof or has the
of licenses, clearances, permits, certifications or same force and effect of a hcense, clearance, permit,
authorizations with the same level of authority as certification or authorization under this automatic
that of the signed hard copy, which may be printed approval mechanism.
by the applicants or requesting parties in the
convenience of their offices. "If a government office or agency fails to act
on an apphcation or request for renew^ of a hcense,
"(f) Adoption of Working Schedules to Serve clearance, permit, certification or authorization subject
Applicants or Requesting Parties. - Heads of offices for renewal within the prescribed processing time,
and agencies which render government services shall said license, clearance, permit, certification or
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authorization shall automatically be extended:Provided,
That the Authority, in coordination with the Civil
"(b) A one-stop business facilitation service,
Service Commission (CSC), Department of Trade and hereinafter referred to as the business one stop shop]
Industry (DTI), Securities and Exchange Commission
(BOSS) for the city/municipality's business permitting
(SEC), Department of the Interior and Local
and licensing system to receive and process manual
Government (DILG) and other agencies which shall
and/or electronic submission of application for license,
formulate the IRR of this Act, shah provide a listing clearance, permit, certification or authorization shall
of simple, complex, highly technical applications, and
be established within the cities/municipalities'
activities which pose danger to pubHc health, pubHc
Negosyo Center as provided for under Republic Act
safety, public morals or to pubhc policy."
No.^^ 10644, otherwise known as the "Go Negosyo
Act . There shall be a queuing mechanism in the
Sec. 11. New sections to be numbered as Sections 11, 12, BOSS to better manage the flow of applications
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 are hereby inserted after Section among the LGUs' departments receiving and
9 of the same Act, to read as follows:
processing applications. LGUs shall implement
colocation of the offices of the treasury, business
"Sec. 11. Streamlined Procedures for the
permits and- licensing office, zoning office, including
Issuance of Local Business Licenses, Clearances,
the BFP, and other relevant dty/municipahty offices/
Permits, Certifications or Authorizations. - The
departments, among others, engaged in starting a
LGUs are mandated to implement the following
business, dealing with construction permits.
revised guidelines in the issuance of business
(c) Cities/Municipalities are mandated to
licenses, clearances, permits, certifications or
authorizations:
automate their business permitting and licensing
system or set up an electronic BOSS within a period
of three (3) years upon the effectivity of this Act for
"(a) A single or unified business application a more efficient business registration processes.
form shah be used in processing new applications for
business permits and business renewals which
Cities/Municipalities with electronic BOSS shall
develop electronic versions of licenses, clearances,
consolidates ah the information of the applicant or permits, certifications or authorizations with the
requesting party by various local government same level of authority, which may be printed by
departments, such as, but not limited to, the local businesses in the convenience of their offices. The
taxes and clearances, building clearance, sanitary DICT shall make available to LGUs the software for
permit, zoning clearance, and other specific LGU the computerization of the business permit and
requirements, as the case may be, including the fire licensing system. The DICT, DTI, and DILG, shall
clearance from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). provide technical assistance in the planning and
The unified form shall be made available online
using technology-neutral platforms such as, but not
implementation of a computerized or software-enabled
business permitting and licensing system.
limited to, the central business portal or the city/
municipality's website and various channels for
'(d) To lessen the transaction requirements,
dissemination. Hard copies of the unified forms ahall other local clearances such as, but not limited to.
likewise be made available at ah times in designated sanitary permits, environmental and agricultural
areas of the concerned office and/or agency. clearances shall be issued together with the business
permit.
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"(e) Business permits shall be valid for a period requirements if renovations, modifications or any
of one (1) year. The city/municipaHty may have the form of alterations are made to the original building
option to renew business permits within the first structure thirty (30) working days before the
month of the year or on the anniversary date of the expiration of the business permit;
issuance of the business permit.
"(d) If the BFP fails to furnish the city/
"(f) Barangay clearances and permits related to municipality with an FSIC or to inform the same
doing business shall be applied, issued, and collected through the negative/positive list within three (3)
at the city/municipality in accordance with the working days from the application of business
prescribed processing time of this Act: Provided, renewal, the business entity shall be deemed to have
That the share in the collections shall be remitted a temporary valid FSIC and, therefore, shall serve
to the respective barangays. as the basis for the automatic renewal of the
business permit;
"The pertinent provisions of Republic Act No.
7160, otherwise known as "The Local Government "(e) Issuance of the certification of fire incident
Code of 1991", specifically Article IV, Section 152(c) for fire insurance purposes shall in no case be longer
is hereby amended accordingly." than twenty (20) working days, and may be extended
only once for another twenty (20) working days;
"Sec. 12. Streamlined Procedures for Securing
Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC), Fire (f) The BFP or any of its officials or employees
Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC), and shall not sell, offer to sell, or recommend specific
Certification of Fire Incidents for Fire Insurance. - brands of fire extinguishers and other fire safety
For the issuance of FSEC, FSIC, and certification equipment to any applicant or requesting party or
of fire incidents, the following shall be adopted to business entity. Any violation thereof shall be
make business permitting more efficient: punishable by imprisonment of one (1) year to six
(6) years and a penalty of not less than Five hundred
"(a) Issuance of FSEC and FSIC shall in no thousand pesos (P500,000.00), but not more than
case be longer than seven (7) working days; Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00);
"(b) For new business permit application, the "(g) The BFP shall colocate with the BOSS or
FSIC already issued during the occupancy permit in an appropriate area designated by the
stage shall be sufficient as basis for the issuance of city/municipality within its premises to assess and
the FSIC for a business entity as a requirement for •collect the fire safety inspection fees;
the business permit;
"(h) The BFP may enter into agreements with
"(c) For renewal of business permit, the BFP cities/municipalities, allowing the latter to be
shall, within three (3) working days fi:om application, deputized as assessors and/or collecting agents for
present the FSIC to the city/municipahty, either thru the fire safety inspection fees; and
the copy of the FSIC or the negative/positive list:
Provided, That the business entity shall inform the (i) The BFP shall develop and adopt an online
BFP and submit the necessary documentary or electronic mechanism in assessing fees, collecting/
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accepting payments and sharing/exchange of other
and the improved access to and effective utilization
relevant data on business permit processing. of the program."
"The pertinent provisions of Republic Act No.
9514, otherwise known as the "Revised Fire Code of
"SEC. 14. Philippine Business Databank (PBD).
the Philippines of 2008", are hereby amended
- Within a period of one (1) year from the effectivity
of this Act, the DICT, in coordination with the
accordingly."
concerned agencies, shall establish, manage and
maintain a PBD which shall provide the concerned
"Sec. 13. Central Business Portal (CEP). - To NGAs and LGUs access to data and information of
eliminate bureaucratic red tape, avert graft and
corrupt practices and to promote transparency and
registered business entities for purposes of verifying
the validity, existence of and other relevant
sustain ease of doing business, the DICT shall be
information pertaining to business entities. All
primarily responsible in establishing, operating and concerned NGAs and LGUs shall either link their
maintaining a GBP or other similar technology, as own database with the system or periodically submit
the DICT may prescribe.
to the system updates relevant to the information
registered with them.
"The CBP shall serve as a central system to
receive applications and capture application data "The DICT, in consultation with the DTI, SEC,
involving business-related transactions, including Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), NPci
primary and secondary licenses, and business
DILG, LGUs, and other concerned agencies, shall
clearances, permits, certifications or authorizations issue the IRR on the development, management,
issued by the LGUs: Provided, That the CBP may operation and maintenance of the PBD within three
also provide links to the online registration or (3) months from the effectivity of this Act.
application systems established by NGAs.
"(b) Implement various ease of doing business "(k) Ensure the dissemination of and public
and anti-red tape reform initiatives aimed at access to information on regulatory management
improving the ranking of the Philippines; system and changes in laws and regulations relevant
to the public by establishing the Philippine Business
"(c) Monitor and evaluate the compliance of Regulations Information System;
agencies covered under Section 3 of this Act, and
issue notice of warning to erring and/or noncomplying "(1) Enlist the assistance of the CSC, DTI and
government employees or officials; other government agencies in the implementation
of its powers and functions provided for in this Act;
(d) Initiate investigation, motu proprio or upon and
receipt of a complaint, refer the same to the
appropriate agency, or file cases for violations of this "(m) Perform such acts as may be necessary
Act; to attain the objectives of this Act."
"(e) Assist complainants in filing necessary cases "Sec. iS. Composition of the Authority. — The
with the CSC, the Ombudsman and other appropriate Authority shall be headed by a Director General to
courts, as the case may be; be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon
effectivity of this Act, and such appointment shall
"(f) Recommend policies, processes and systems be coterminous with the tenure of the President of
to improve regulatory management to increase the the Phihppmes. The Director General shall enjoy the
productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of business benefits, privileges, and emoluments equivalent to the
permitting and licensing agencies; rank of Secretary.
"(g) Review proposed major regulations of "The Director General shall oversee the
government agencies, using submitted regulatory day-to-day operations of the Authority. He/She shall
impact assessments, subject to proportionality rules be assisted by three (3) Deputy Directors General
to be determined by the Authority; each for legal, operations, and administration and
finance: Provided, That they are career officials as
"(h) Conduct regulatory management training defined in existing laws, rules and regulations. The
programs to capacitate NGAs and LGUs to comply Deputy Directors General shall enjoy the benefits,
with sound regulatory management practices; privileges, and emoluments equivalent to the rank
of Undersecretary and shall likewise be appointed by
"(i) Prepare, in consultation with the the President of the Philippines.
appropriate agencies, regulatory management
manuals for all government agencies and/or "The Director General of the Authority, in
instrumentalities and LGUs; consultation with the CSC, DTI and the Department
of Budget and Management (DBM), shall determine
"(j) Provide technical assistance and advisory the organizational structrmes including regional or
opinions in the review of proposed national or local field offices, qualification standards, staffing pattern
legislation, regulations or procedures; and compensation of the newly created Authority in
accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations:
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Provided, That in the absence of regional or field services in government and ease of doing business
offices, the Authority may deputize the regional in the country;
personnel of the DTI to perform its powers and
functions."
"(d) Authorize the creation or appointment of
"Sec. 19. Ease of Doing Business and Anti-Red specific working groups or task forces in aid of the
Tape Advisory Council. - There is hereby created implementation of this Act;
an Ease of Doing Business and Anti-Red Tape
Advisory Council, herein referred to as the Council. "(e) Propose legislation, amendments or
It shall be composed of the Secretary of the DTI as modifications to Philippine laws related to anti-red
Chairperson, the Director General of the Authority tape and ease of doing business;
as Vice-Chairperson, the Secretaries of the DICT,
DILG and Department of Finance (DOF), and two "(f) Periodically review and assess the country's
(2) representatives from the private sector as competitiveness performance, challenges, and issues;
members. The department secretaries may designate
their representatives, who shall sit in a permanent "(g) Provide technical assistance and advisory
capacity, with no less than Undersecretary in rank, opinions in the review of proposed national or local
and their acts shall be considered the acts of their legislation, regulations, or procedures;
principals. The private sector representatives shall
be appointed by the President of the Philippines for "(h) Recommend to the Authority the issuance
a term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed of the appropriate measures to promote transparency
only once, from the nominees submitted by reputable and efficiency in business practices and dehvery of
business groups or associations. services in government; and
"The Council shall be the policy and advisory "(i) Perform such other functions as may be
body to the Authority. The Council shall formulate necessary or as may be directed by the President of
policies and programs that will continuously enhance the Phihppines for the successful implementation to
and improve the country's competitiveness and ease attain the objectives of this Act.
of doing business. Towards this end, the Council shall
have the following powers and functions: "The Authority shall serve as Secretariat to the
Council to be headed by its Deputy Director General
"(a) Plan, draft and propose a national policy '/T for operations.
on ease of doing business and anti-red tape;
"The National Competitiveness Council (NCC),
"(b) Recommend policies, processes and systems created under Executive Order No. 44, Series of
to improve regulatory management to increase the 2011, shall be renamed and reorganized as
productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of permitting the Council. The pertinent provisions under the
and licensing agencies; following presidential orders: Executive Order No.
571, Executive Order No. 44, and Administrative
"(c) Design and identify systems that will Order No. 38 are hereby repealed accordingly."
continuously enhance and improve the dehvery of
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Sec. 12. Section 10 of the same Act is hereby amended "(c) Imposition of additional costs not reflected
and renumbered as Section 20 to read as follows: in the Citizen's Charter;
"Sec. 20. Report Card Survey. ~ All offices "(d) Failure to give the applicant or requesting
and agencies providing government services shall be party a written notice on the disapproval of an
subjected to a Report Card Survey to be initiated by application or request;
the Authority, in coordination with the CSC, and the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), which shall be "(e) Failure to render government services
used to obtain feedback on how provisions in the within the prescribed processing time on any
Citizen's Charter and the provisions of this Act are application or request without due cause;
being followed and how the agency is performing.
"(j^ Failure to attend to appKcants or requesting
"The Report Card Survey shall also be used to parties who are within the premises of the office or
obtain information and/or estimates of hidden costs agency concerned prior to the end of official working
incurred by applicants or requesting parties to access hours and dicing lunch break;
government services which may include, but is not
limited to, bribes and payment to fixers. The result "(g) Failure or refusal to issue official receipts;
of the survey shall also become basis for the grant and
of awards, recognition and/or incentives for excellent
delivery of services in all government agencies. "(h) Fixing and/or collusion with fixers in
consideration of economic and/or other gain or
"A feedback mechanism shall be established in advantage."
all agencies covered by this Act and the results
thereof shall be incorporated in their annual report." "Sec. 22. Penalties and Liabilities. — Any
violations of the preceding actions will warrant the
Sec. 13. Sections 11 and 12 of the same Act are hereby following penalties and liabilities.
deleted, and replaced with new sections to be numbered as
Sections 21 and 22, to read as follows: "(a) First Offense: Administrative liability with
six (6) months suspension: Provided, however, That
"Sec. 21. Violations and Persons Liable. - Any in the case of fixing and/or collusion with fixers
person who performs or cause the performance of the under Section 21(h), the penalty and liability under
following acts shall be liable: Section 22(b) of this Act shall apply.
"(a) Refusal to accept application or request "(b) Second Offense: Administrative liability and
with complete requirements being submitted by an criminal liability of dismissal from the service,
applicant or requesting party without due cause; perpetual disqualification from holding public office
and forfeiture of retirement benefits and
"(b) Imposition of additional requirements other imprisonment of one (1) year to six (6) years with
than those listed in the Citizen's Charter; a fine of not less than Five himdred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00), but not more than Two million pesos
(P2,000,000.00).
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Sec. 14. Section 13 of the same Act is hereby "(b) There is no other direct evidence available
renumbered as Section 23 to read as follows: for the proper prosecution of the offense committed,
except the testimony of said respondent/accused-
"Sec. 23. Civil and Criminal Liability, Not informant;
Barred.- The finding of administrative liabiUty
under this Act shall not be a bar to the filing of "(c) The testimony of said respondent/accused-
criminal, civil or other related charges under existing informant can be substantially corroborated in its
laws arising from the same act or omission as material poii^ts;
herein enumerated."
"(d) The respondent/accused-informant has not
Sec. 15. Section 14 of the same Act is hereby amended been previously convicted of a crime involving moral
and renumbered as Section 24 to read as follows: turpitude; and
"Sec. 24. Administrative Jurisdiction. - The "(e) Said respondent/accused-informant does not
administrative jurisdiction on any violation of the appear to be the most guilty.
provisions of this Act shall be vested in either the
CSC, or the Office of the Ombudsman as determined "Evidence adduced in support of the discharge
by appropriate laws and issuances." shall automatically form part of the records of the
investigation. Should the investigating body or court
Sec. 16. Section 15 of the same Act is hereby renumbered deny the motion or request for discharge as a
as Section 25, and all succeeding sections of the same Act are witness, his/her sworn statement shall be
hereby deleted. inadmissible as evidence."
"Sec. 25. Immunity;Discharge of Co-Respondent/ Sec. 17. New sections to be numbered as Sections 26,
Accused to be a Witness. - Any public official or 27, 28, 29, 30. 31, 32 and 33 are hereby inserted after Section
employee or any person having been charged with 15 of the same Act to read as follows:
another offense under this Act and who voluntarily
gives information pertaining to an investigation or "Sec. 26. Transition from Manual to Software-
who willingly testifies therefore, shall be exempt from Enabled Business-Related Transactions. - The
prosecution in the case/s where his/her information DICT, in coordination with other concerned agencies,
and testimony are given. The discharge may be shall within three (3) years after the effectivity of
granted and directed by the investigating body or this Act, automate business-related transactions by
court upon the application or petition of any of the developing the necessary software and technology-
neutral platforms and secure infrastructiore that is
web-based and accessible to the public. The DICT
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shall ensure that all municipalities and provinces inform them of this Act amending Republic Act No.
classified as third (3"^), fourth (4^^), fifth (5^) and 9485, otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape Act of
sixth (6^^) class are provided with appropriate 2007."
equipment and connectivity, information and
communications technology platform, training and "Sec. 28. Congressional Oversight Committee.
capability building to ensure the LGUs compHance
- To monitor the implementation of this Act, there
with this Act."
shall be created a Congressional Oversight
Committee on Ease of Doing Business (COC-EODB),
"Sec. 27. Transitory Provisions. —
to be composed of five (5) members from the Senate,
which shall include the Chairpersons of the Senate
"(a) The Director General of the Authority, in
Committees on Trade and Commerce and
consultation with the DTI, shall determine the
Entrepreneurship, Civil Service, Government
organizational structure and personnel complement
Reorganization and Professional Regulation, and
of the Authority. To ensure continued implementation
Economic Affairs; and five (5) members from the
of ease of doing business and anti-red tape reforms,
House of Representatives which shall include the
the teams or units involved in regulatory
Chairpersons of the House Committees on Trade and
improvement and/or ease of doing business-related
Industry, Civil Service and Professional Regulation,
programs of the DTI-Competitiveness Bureau shall
Government Reorganization, and Economic Affairs.
serve as temporary secretariat of the Authority until
The COC-EODB shall be jointly chaired by the
such time that its organizational structure and
Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Trade and
personnel complement have been determined and
Commerce and Entrepreneurship and the House of
filled up: Provided, That the staff of the DTI-
Representatives Committee on Trade and Industry:
Competitiveness Bureau shall have the option to be Provided, That the oversight committee shall cease
absorbed or transferred laterally to the Authority
to exist after five (5) years upon the effectivity of this
without diminution of their rank, position, salaries
Act.
and other emoluments once the staffing pattern and
plantilla position of the Authority has been approved.
"The Secretariat of the COC-EODB shall be
drawn from the existing personnel of the Senate and
"(b) AU regulatory management programs and
House of Representatives committees comprising the
anti-red tape initiatives across government agencies
COC-EODB."
shall be gathered by the Authority. The DTI, CDA,
NCC, DOF, Development Academy of the Philippines
"Sec. 29. Appropriations. - The amount
(DAP), and National Economic and Development
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
Authority (NEDA) shall submit to the Authority a
report on the status of their respective projects shall be charged against the current year's
appropriations of the concerned agencies. In addition,
related to regulatory management.
the amount of Three hundred million pesos
"(c) The Authority, in coordination with CSC
(P300,000,000.00) as initial funding for the Authority
to be charged against the unexpended Contingency
and the Council, shall conduct an information
Fund of the Office of the President is hereby
dissemination campaign in all NGAs and LGUs to
appropriated. Thereafter, the amount needed for the
so
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implementation of this Act shall be included in the This Act which is a consolidation of Senate BlU No. 1311
annual General Appropriations Act." and House Bill No. 6579 was finally passed by the Senate and
the House of Representatives on February 21, 2018 and
"Sec. 30. Implemeniing Rules and Regulations. February 27, 2018, r^pectivelv.
- The Authority with the CSC and DTI, and in
coordination with the DICT. DOF. DILG, NEDA,
PSA, CDA. SEC. the Office of the Ombudsman,
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (BLURB) CESAR STRAIT'PAREJA LUTGARDO B. BARBO
and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines Secreiaiy General Secretary ofthe Senate
(ULAP), shall promulgate the necessary rules and
House ofRepresentatives
regulations within ninety (90) working days from the
effectivity of this Act."
PANTALEON D.^V^REZ
. CEIIT1F|£I> COPY
AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III
Speaker ofihejHgiise President ofthe Senate
ofRepresento yes Am.cmuKu LFMROaitO-Mtt
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