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Anti-Red Tape Act (R.a. 9485)
Anti-Red Tape Act (R.a. 9485)
premises prior to the end of official working hours are attended to and
served even during lunch break and after regular working hours.
(f) Identification Card - All employees transacting with the public shall
be provided with an official identification card which should be visibly
worn during office hours.
(g) Establishment of Public Assistance/Complaints Desk - Each office or
agency shall establish a public assistance/complaints desk in all their
offices.
SEC. 9. Automatic Extension of Permits and Licenses. - - If a
government office or agency fails to act on an application and/or request for
renewal of a license, permit or authority subject for renewal within the
prescribed period, said permit, license or authority shall automatically be
extended until a decision or resolution is rendered on the application for
renewal: Provided, That the automatic extension shall not apply when the
permit, license, or authority covers activities which pose danger to public
health, public safety, public morals or to public policy including, but not
limited to, natural resource extraction activities.
SEC. 10. Report Card Survey. - All offices and agencies providing frontline
services shall be subjected to a Report Card Survey to be initiated by the
Civil Service Commission, in coordination with the Development Academy of
the Philippines, which shall be used to obtain feedback on how provisions in
the Citizen's Charter are being followed and how the agency is performing.
The Report Card Survey shall also be used to obtain information and/or
estimates of hidden costs incurred by clients to access frontline services
which may include, but is not limited to, bribes and payment to fixers.
A feedback mechanism shall be established in all agencies covered by this
Act and the results thereof shall be incorporated in their annual report.
SEC. 11. Violations. - After compliance with the substantive and procedural
due process, the following shall constitute violations of this Act together with
their corresponding penalties:
(a) Light Offense - (1) Refusal to accept application and/or request
within the prescribed period or any document being submitted by a
client;
SEC. 13. Civil and Criminal Liability, Not Barred. - The finding of
administrative liability under this Act shall not be a bar to the filing of
criminal, civil or other related charges under existing laws arising from the
same act or omission as herein enumerated.
SEC. 14. Administrative Jurisdiction. - The administrative jurisdiction on
any violation of the provisions of this Act shall be vested in either the Civil
Service Commission (CSC), the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) or
the Office of the Ombudsman as determined by appropriate laws and
issuances.
SEC. 15. Immunity; Discharge of Co-Respondent/Accused to be a
Witness. - Any public official or employee or any person having been
charged with another under this Act and who voluntarily gives information
pertaining to an investigation or who willingly testifies therefore, shall be
exempt from prosecution in the case/s where his/her information and
testimony are given. The discharge may be granted and directed by the
investigating body or court upon the application or petition of any of the
respondent/accused-informant and before the termination of the
investigation: Provided, That:
(a) There is absolute necessity for the testimony
respondent/accused-informant whose discharge is requested;
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