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Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario wants his agency to become a frontrunner when it comes to championing Ease of Doing Business in the country.The housing czar made the remark during Thursdays digital signing of the first Joint Memorandum Circular JMC led by the Anti-Red Tape Authority ARTA for the streamlining of the permitting process for common towers meant to further bolster the countrys information and communications technology ICT facilities.The other signatories were Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Gregorio Honasan II Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ao Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles and Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez.Heads of the Food and Drug Administration the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission also graced the online forum.As the youngest department in the whole bureaucracy we would like DHSUD to champion the ease of doing business and I think this is the right time for us. We are just a year-and-a-half old and the best thing to do is start right and follow the ease of doing business Secretary Del Rosario stressed.In supporting the initiative which is in line with the governments National Effort on the Harmonization of Efficiency Measures of Interrelated Agencies NEHEMIA Program Secretary Del Rosario vowed that homeowners associations HOAs can no longer impede the setting up of common towers.The HOA consent will not delay the implementation and construction of shared telecom tower infrastructure because this will serve as a hindrance for the progress of our desire to fast-track the putting up of thousands of towers nation-wide Secretary Del Rosario explained. Hence locational clearance from HOAs should not be included in the requirements anymore he added.Secretary Del Rosario likewise noted that during the crafting of the JMC he had instructed his officials not to incorporate the particular provision from the previous Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Resolution that required HOAs consent.Information technology is the key to the future. And our JMC today is truly a great leap forward. This will give us a strong message that we give importance to Information Technology as a key to progress Secretary Del Rosario said.The NEHEMIA Program is a sectoral-based streamlining measure aimed at reducing the process requirements time needed and expenses that an individual has to endure just to avail of government services.
