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Duterte yet to tap anti-red tape head

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1395510" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to appoint a head for the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), which would oversee the implementation of a law seeking to improve the ease of doing businesses in the country, the body&#x27;s officer in charge said Thursday. </p><p>Only the ARTA&#x27;s director general can endorse for Duterte&#x27;s approval the draft implementing rules and regulations of the Ease of Doing Business Act, said deputy head and officer-in-charge Ernesto Perez. </p><p>The law, signed by the President in May 2018, seeks to shorten the processing time of business applications by national or local government agencies. </p><p>The trade department&#x27;s competitiveness bureau will serve as ARTA&#x27;s secretariat until the body is fully organized, said Perez, who was only appointed last December. </p><p>ARTA will have 250 employees initially. Its director general and deputies will be ranked equally with Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries, respectively, he added. </p><div><strong>DZMM, 3 January 2019 </strong></div>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to appoint a head for the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), which would oversee the implementation of a law seeking to improve the ease of starting and operating businesses in the country, the body's officer in charge said Thursday. </p>

President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to appoint a head for the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), which would oversee the implementation of a law seeking to improve the ease of starting and operating businesses in the country, the body's officer in charge said Thursday.