22 February 2021 – The Philippines climbed from 111th to 86th this year in terms of internet speed according to global internet tester and analyst, Ookla, surpassing Russia and Malaysia this year. Last July 2020, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in coordination with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and other government agencies,.. read more
CBP Phase 1 launched, to improve Philippines’ Starting a Business performance in Doing Business report
28 January 2021 – Earlier today, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Social Security System, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Pag-IBIG Fund, Food and Drug Administration, and eighteen pilot Local Government Units (LGUs) launched the first phase of the Central Business Portal.. read more
ARTA, DICT, and partner agencies to launch Central Business Portal Phase 1 nationwide
26 January 2021 – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and eighteen pilot Local Government Units (LGUs).. read more
ARTA affirms thru COA validity of electronic/digital signatures and online payments in gov’t transactions
21 December 2020 – Pursuant to the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Memorandum Circular No. 2020-06 or the Guidelines for the Issuance and/or Reinstitution of Permits and Licenses Under the New Normal, ARTA is pushing for are online payment and the use of electronic signatures, particularly the Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure or PNPKI of the.. read more
CBP Phase 1 to cover additional services by January 2021
16 December 2020 – A system demonstration of the new features of the Central Business Portal (CBP) Phase 1 was performed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) at the 8th convening of the Ease of Doing Business and Anti-Red Tape Advisory Council today. The system demonstration was also aired live via the.. read more