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Section 1
Elimination of Overregulation
Section 1. Elimination of Overregulation.
All national government agencies covered by Section 3 of RA No. 9485, as amended, are directed to hasten the reform of their processes in order to eliminate overregulation. They shall retain only such steps, procedures and requirements as may be necessary to fulfill their legal mandates and policy objectives. All processes in excess thereof, including those which are redundant or burdensome to the public, shall be deemed manifestations of overregulation and shall be removed accordingly.
In pursuit of the reforms directed herein, the entirety of an agency's processes for the availing of its services shall be subject to scrutiny, from the most established and longstanding aspects thereof to the most recent. The imposition of tedious or time-consuming regulations on socially beneficial activities, as to render such activity impossible or extremely difficult to undertake, shall be especially targeted for reform.
Section 2
Compliance
Section 2. Compliance.
The ARTA, pursuant to its mandates under RA No. 9485, as amended, in coordination with the Anti-Red Tape Unit established per covered agency, shall monitor and ensure compliance with this directive to eliminate overregulation.
Within sixty (60) working days from the effectivity of this Order, all national government agencies covered under Section 3 of RA No. 9485, as amended, shall provide the ARTA, copy furnished the Office of the President, with a Compliance Report on how their respective Citizen's Charters conform with the requirements of RA No. 9485, as amended. In particular, the Compliance Report shall contain the following:
a. List of regulations issued by the covered agency that govern each type of service offered to the public;
b. Particular steps or procedures, requirements and processing times necessary to be accomplished per service, as indicated in the agency's revised/updated Citizen's Charter;
c. The legal basis for each regulation, as well as the legal or policy justification for each step or procedure and requirement; and
d. Relevant provisions of its Citizen's Charter which comply with RA No. 9485, as amended, especially on Section 5
(Reengineering of Systems
and Procedures),
Section 7
(Zero-Contact Policy),
and Section 9
(Accessing Government Services)
including the prescribed processing times and limitation on the number of signatories.
Section 3
Processes Applicable to Energy-Related Projects
Section 3. Processes Applicable to Energy-Related Projects.
For processes applicable to energy-related projects, the timelines provided by RA No. 11234 shall be complied with.
Section 4
Review and Reporting
Section 4. Review and Reporting.
The ARTA shall review and evaluate the Compliance Reports submitted by the covered agencies, and within six (6) months from the deadline of submission of the said reports shall submit to the Office of the President, through the Office of the Executive Secretary, its findings and recommendations, including the compliance of covered agencies to the requirements of RA No. 9485, as amended, as well as data on the total number of regulations repealed, percentage of rules cut or simplified, and estimated amount of regulatory costs saved by the Government per covered agency as a result of implementing this Order.
With respect to covered agencies with processes falling within the scope of RA No. 11234, the ARTA shall review and evaluate their Compliance Reports, and formulate its findings and recommendations, in coordination with the EVOSS Steering Committee.
Section 5
Sanctions
Section 5. Sanctions.
Failure to comply with this Order shall result in the filing of appropriate administrative cases pursuant to the Civil Service Commission Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service, and other relevant laws, rules and regulations.
Section 6
Repealing Clause
Section 6. Repealing Clause.
All other executive issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Section 7
Separability
Section 7. Separability.
Should any part or provision of this Order be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force or effect.
Section
8
Effectivity
Section
8.
Effectivity.
This Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE,
in the City of Manila, this 21st day of February, in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twenty.
(SGD.)
RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
By the President:
(SGD.)
SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA
Executive Secretary