The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) eyes collaboration with the government of Australia on streamlining initiatives that would benefit both sides.
Ernesto Perez, ARTA director-general and Hae Kyong Yu, Australian ambassador to the Philippines in a meeting recently agreed to partner in the establishment one-stop shops for foreign companies interested in having businesses in the Philippines.
They also agreed to streamline the process of training and recruiting more Filipinos to work in Australia starting with the health sector.
Both sides also vowed to work together in improving ,the regulatory system in the Philippines.
ARTA said the one-stop shops for foreign companies eyeing to operate businesses in the Philippines would streamline and fast-track the required processes involved, making it easier and faster for them to invest in the country.
Perez said this partnership will also help ARTA coordinate with private sector stakeholders such as the Australian Chamber of Commerce to achieve our shared goal of attracting more investments and creating more jobs in the Philippines.
ARTA said the streamlining of the training and recruiting process would make it easier for Filipino workers to obtain the necessary qualifications to work in Australia, which would also help to reduce the red tape involved in the recruitment process.
The Australian Embassy and ARTA also discussed collaborations on economic programs and short courses that are tailored to the needs of the Philippine regulatory system. Irma Isip
