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SENIOR citizens, in this 2019 photo, attend a training designed for their sector on containerized organic vegetable gardening in Butuan City. ATI.DA.GOV.PH
Consumer group turns to anti-red tape agency to speed up discount guidelines for online buys of seniors, PWDs
A CONSUMER group has turned to the government’s red tape watchdog to flag inaction on its request to issue guidelines on providing the mandatory discount for senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) when buying online. In a letter to the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Mar. 5, Laban Konsyumer, Inc. President Victorio A. Dimagiba asked the agency to intervene after four months since filing their request to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Laban Konsyumer, a non-profit organization focusing on consumer rights, sent its request to the Trade and Social Welfare departments in October, asking
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Published March 3, 2021, 10:25 AM
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called out the Bureau of Immigration for failing to process a vita extension application due to missing receipt, among other violations of the agency.
ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica chanced upon the BI modus operandi during his surprise inspection at the BI premises. Belgica has been conducting surprise inspections in various government offices to personally witness if these agencies are implementing the anti-red tape rules.
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (PIA NCR / MANILA BULLETIN)
During the inspection last Friday, Feb. 26, Belgica chanced upon a foreign applicant, who claimed to have completed the requirements for the extension of his tourist visa, returning to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for the sixth time due to his lost receipt during his last Friday’s inspection at the said agency.