Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 557)
The Anti-Red Tape Task Force includes full-time members from the Presidential Management Staff, the Commission on Information and Communications Technology, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Export Development Council Secretariat, and the National Anti-Poverty Commission.
Yes, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry is invited to send a representative who will participate full-time in the activities of the Task Force.
The Secretary of Trade and Industry serves as the Chairman of the Anti-Red Tape Task Force.
There shall be a full-time operations officer coming from the Export Development Council Secretariat to manage operations of the Task Force.
The Task Force is responsible for handling the Anti-Red Tape Module of the forthcoming National Competitiveness Summit and will be incorporated into the National Competitiveness Council to be established at the Summit.
All executive issuances inconsistent with Executive Order No. 557 are hereby repealed or modified accordingly to ensure compliance with this order.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon issuance on August 8, 2006.
Reducing red tape is one of the strategic measures for enhancing global competitiveness by lowering transaction costs in government agencies, thereby facilitating easier and faster business and administrative processes.