Just three local government units (LGUs) in Laguna province have complied with the national government's mandate to reduce red tape and speed up government transactions, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in Southern Tagalog reported.
In a recent statement, Karl Joseph Sanmocte, ARTA Southern Tagalog Regional Chief, said that the cities of Biñan, Calamba and Santa Rosa have now integrated the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) program, one of ARTA's flagship projects.
The eBOSS system streamlines procedures for obtaining local business licenses and permits via a single digital portal accessible on demand.
These three cities are part of just 13 LGUs in the entire Calabarzon region which have implemented the eBOSS system.
“We are cooperating with our LGUs through our inspection. We go around and visit our LGUs first, to assess where they are as far as eBOSS is concerned. Secondly, we also provide orientation, we help them how they can implement this,” Sanmocte stated.
ARTA Secretary Ernesto Perez had said only 35 LGUs nationwide are fully compliant with eBoss, even as the agency targets to bring 200 LGUs to compliance this year.
To encourage more LGUs to adopt the eBOSS system, the ARTA Southern Tagalog recently signed a joint memorandum circular with Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to strengthen the implementation of eBOSS in different LGUs and conduct technical assistance and training to better operationalize the system.
“With eBOSS, we will be able to really show their responsibility and their accountability in ensuring that the time for document processing will surely be implemented and followed,” Sanmocte added.
The eBOSS is part of the broader push for digitalization under the Philippine government’s “Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act” and aims to reduce red tape in government transactions across the country.
(With report from PIA)
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