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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 810 -
DIRECTING IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS IN
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Controlled Corporations and Financial Institutions, and Heads of Local Government Units,
including Agencies and Instrumentalities at the Local Level.
WHEREAS, bureaucratic red tape undermines the efficiency of government operations;
WHEREAS, numerous complaints have persisted to the present against red tape in government from the general public;
WHEREAS, there is a need to improve government service in order to ensure more efficient and faster delivery of services to the people;
WHEREAS, the reduction of red tape in government operations is a means to reduce cost for both the government and the people who transact business with the government;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order and direct the following:
1.
All heads of ministries, bureaus, offices and agencies, including
government-owned and controlled corporations, financial institutions,
and local government units and their instrumentalities shall improve
their respective systems and procedures with the end in view of
reducing the processing time required for the approval and issuance of
all government documents and papers needed by the general public in the
lawful pursuit of their business, or other legitimate activities.
Toward this end, these offices shall set working deadlines for their
respective officials and employees in the processing of documents and
papers and shall institute the appropriate administrative penalties for
non-compliance thereof.
2. All
government officials and employees are hereby enjoined to respond in
the most expeditious manner to the requirements of the general public
and to extend their full cooperation and assistance in the rendering of
services to the people. Furthermore, all government offices are
enjoined to cooperate fully with each other in expediting
intra-government transactions.
3. All
ministries, agencies, bureaus and offices shall review and evaluate
their documentation requirements and shall thereafter, impose the
minimum requirements.
4. Whenever
feasible, the authority to sign papers and documents shall be
decentralized to the regions and/or their respective units at the local
level.
5. All
ministries, agencies, bureaus and offices shall compile and publish
their systems and procedures and regulations, together with the
supporting documents required, and shall cause the same to be posted in
several conspicuous places. The first publication shall be made on or
before June 16, 1979.
6. The
Presidential Management Staff shall undertake the continuous monitoring
of the implementation of these instructions.
7. All
ministries, agencies, bureaus, and offices are enjoined to disseminate
all information regarding these instructions and shall encourage the
public to report any and all violations thereto.
Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of February, in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and seventy-nine.
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