Training on Project C.U.R.E. to Implement
RA 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007
By: Anita F. Gadon
The DILG Provincial Office this province will train its field personnel in the implementation of Project C.U.R.E (Comprehensive and Unified Response to Eliminate) Red Tape. This is in response to RA 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act of 200. Training will be held on February 23-24, 2009 at the Haliwood Inn, Odiongan, Romblon.
This law essentially redefines public service by putting the interest of the public first and foremost as the end goal of government service delivery. It mandates all government agencies and instrumentalities to deliver public service in the most efficient manner for the sake of the convenience of the public. It intends to remove red tape by doing away with cumbersome procedures in the government agencies’ provision of services to the public.
RA 9485 seeks to prevent graft and corruption in government and at the same time, improve efficiency in government service delivery. It provides a basis for citizens to demand
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Proper management of public affairs and public property
- The establishment of effective practices like the adoption of simplified or re-engineered systems and procedures
After the training, field personnel (MLGOOs) are expected to capacitate the local functionaries in formulating the Citizen’s Charter. A Citizen’s Charter is an official document, a service standard, or a pledge, that communicates, in simple terms, information on the services provided by the government to its citizens. It describes the step-by-step procedure for availing a particular service, and the guaranteed performance level that they may expect for that service.
The national management expects that the Citizen’s Charter of every local government unit should have been submitted by June this year (2009).
It is hoped that this Charter would stop red tape and graft and corruption in all national agencies and local government units.
