DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio formed a special anti-red tape body to help expedite business and non-business-related transactions in the city.
Duterte-Carpio signed Executive Order (EO) 32, Series of 2021, known as "An Order Creating The Committee On Anti-Red Tape (Cart)" on June 1, 2021 and shall take effect immediately.
The mayor cited Republic Act 11032, known as "Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018," which mandates all government agencies to adopt simplified requirements and procedures that will reduce red tape and hasten transactions, in the issuance of the order.
It can be recalled that the mayor issued EO 43, Series of 2020, designating the Internal Audit Service Division as the Anti-Red Tape Unit of the City Government of Davao.
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta), according to EO 32, issued Memorandum Circular No. 2020-07 Series of 2020, which directed all government offices to designate a Cart and provide for its guidelines.
Thus, Duterte-Carpio created Davao City's Cart, which shall be composed of the city mayor or her authorized representative as chairperson; head of the Internal Audit Service Division as vice-chairperson; and heads or representatives of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, City Treasurer's Office, City Assessor's Office, City Planning and Development Office, Human Resource Management Office, Business Bureau Permits and Licensing Division and City Legal Office as members.
The mayor, in her EO 32, said, "The Cart shall ensure compliance with the requirements of RA 11032, its implementing rules and regulations subsequent issuances by ARTA as applicable."
The Internal Audit Service Division will serve as the Committee's Secretariat tasked to handle all administrative and secretarial activities.
Cart's costs of operations will be chargeable against available funds and resources of the local government, subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules.
