The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) capped off its 2024 Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) training activities by recognizing participating government employees on its 3rd Annual ENRICH: Empowering Next-Generation RIA Champions at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City today, 03 December 2024. RIA Training equips government employees with the knowledge and skills to evaluate regulations and enhance their respective regulatory environments to ensure that regulations do not cause undue regulatory burdens to the transacting public:,
Led by ARTA Better Regulations Office – Regulatory Management and Training Division (BRO-RMTD), this event is the third annual recognition ceremony for the RIA trainees, which gathered a total of 343 government employees from 63 government offices and local government units, including trainees from ARTA’s e-learning system, Policy Reform, Innovation, and Streamlining Management (PRISM).
Called RIA Champions, the recognized employees completed Phase VI Capability Development Assistance on RIA conducted in partnership with Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), Phase IV RIA Manual Training conducted in partnership with Public Administration Research and Extension Services Foundation, Incorporated – Regulatory Reform Support Program for National Development (UPPAF-RESPOND), RIA Training for Local Government Units (LGUs) in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Urban Connect, and an Introductory Course on RIA conducted by the RMTD.
In his opening remarks, ARTA Secretary Ernesto V. Perez reminded the urgency to streamline government processes and enhance ease of doing business in our country.
“President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has made it a priority to improve bureaucratic efficiency and promote economic growth. By investing in capacity-building initiatives such as these RIA trainings, we are taking significant steps towards realizing the President’s vision for a more prosperous and competitive Philippines,” ARTA Secretary Perez said.
Messages of support from ARTA partners including USAID Urban Connect Chief of Party Dr. Allex B. Brillantes, UPPAF-RESPOND Chief of Party Dr. Enrico L. Basilio, DAP President and CEO Dr. Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Australia Embassy to the Philippines Economic Section Counsellor Luke Villiers, and British Embassy Economic and Climate Change Counsellor Lloyd Cameron were delivered during the event.
Australia Embassy to the Philippines Economic Section Counsellor Luke Villiers underscored the vital role of regulatory reform in fostering economic prosperity of the Philippines. In addition, British Embassy to the Philippines Economic and Climate Change Counsellor Lloyd Cameron expressed gratitude to ARTA for their dedication to economic reform by conducting RIA Trainings. Meanwhile, UPPAF-RESPOND Chief of Party Dr. Enrico L. Basilio conveyed sustained support for ARTA’s RIA Training initiative.
This event also unveiled a new RIA training workbook, the Standard Cost Model Training Workbook, and expanded PRISM’s course offerings with the addition of an Annual Regulatory Plan course.
Joining the recognition ceremony were ARTA executives, including Deputy Director General for Operations Undersecretary Gerald Divinagracia, Deputy Director General for Legal Undersecretary Geneses R. Abot, BRO Director Marbida L. Marbida, Legal and Public Assistance Office (LPAO) Director Leonardo O. Tapia, Investigation, Enforcement and Litigation Office (IELO) Director Concepcion Zeny Ferrolino-Enad, Compliance, Monitoring, and Evaluation Office (CMEO) Director Grace L. Fernandez, and Finance and Administrative Office (FAO) Director Lea-Grace B. Salcedo.
In the Bagong Pilipinas, where efficiency is the top priority, ARTA, together with its partners, will continue its initiative to help government offices improve their regulatory processes as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.#
