Globe Telecom Inc. and Aboitiz Group asked the government to extend the streamlined procedure for obtaining permits, licenses, and certifications for telecom infrastructure.
The two companies renewed their call to institutionalize the joint memorandum circular of the Anti-Red Tape Authority as mandated under Republic Act No. 11032 amending Republic Act No. 9485 or the Anti Red Tape Act of 2007.
The JMC, set to expire in September, calls for the adoption of simplified requirements and procedures that will reduce red tape and expedite business and non-business-related transactions in government.
Globe president and chief executive Ernest Cu said Aboitiz and his company are working very hard to ensure that the JMC of the ARTA continues beyond September of this year.
“We constantly remind the President during every PSAC [Private Sector Advisory Council] meeting,” he said.
The need for immediate action was underscored in a letter transmitted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by the Private Sector Advisory Council headed by Aboitiz Group president and chief executive Sabin Aboitiz. PSAC was convened by Malacañang almost a year ago to facilitate closer public-private sector collaboration. Darwin G. Amojelar