State Dining Room, Malacañan Palace
April 11, 2023

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. held a sectoral meeting on improving bureaucratic efficiency at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace.

Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director General Ernesto Perez presented the ARTA projects and initiatives, mainly composed of public-private partnership (PPP) projects with Aboitiz, MERALCO and Unified Logistics Pass.

He also outlined the Ease of Doing Business Strategy Map throughout the country, focusing on the implementation of the Ease of Doing Business Program, Regulatory Reform Program and the CHECC (clean, honest, efficient and customer centric) Program.

President Marcos Jr. directed the ARTA to simplify the Business Processing and Licensing Systems (BPLS) manual and expand its usage by the local government units (LGUs) nationwide, as well as simplify the eBOSS (Electronic Business One Stop Shops).

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