Local government units (LGUs) scrambled to approve permits for building cellular towers after President Rodrigo Duterte told them to act on applications within three days.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año told Duterte during a late night meeting Monday (August 10) that 80 LGUs have approved a total of 1,502 out of 1,930 applications.
“Ang natira na lang po ay 428 na pending application at ito po ay babantayan namin para siguradong hindi po magtatagal dahil sa lumang sistema,” he said.
Año said the requirements for building towers have been reduced from around 86 documents down to 35 documents. He said they have improved the system to cut red tape.
“Ngayon po sa ating bagong sistema po na ipinapapatupad ninyo, 16 na araw na lang, 16 days, at walong permit na lang po ang kailangan, requiring 35 documents,” he said.
“So sa loob po ng susunod na linggo ay babantayan ko itong mga pending na ito at sisiguraduhin po natin na dapat maaprubahan at kung hindi man, dapat malaman natin ang dahilan bakit hindi naaprubahan. So bibilis po ‘yung ating proseso sa application ng telcos,” Año added.
Duterte warned local politikos earlier this month that they could be charged with corruption or face possible suspension by sitting on telcos’ applications for building cellular towers.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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