Just this week, Secretary Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government unveiled the charter of the department. This is seen as a way to give the public the opportunity to learn more about the department, and more importantly this charter will help the public know the services that can be sourced from the department.
The charter was also introduced as part of the requirement of the government to eliminate the bureaucratic red tape common in many agencies. It is also the intent of the charter to further improve the services of the Department of Interior and Local Government. Secretary Puno led the launching of the charter, and he was assisted by the key officials of the department. The charter was made and launched in compliance with the provisions of the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007. This law mandates that all the government offices and agencies should set up the service standards, and should also identify the frontline transactions that are provided by every office. The charter of the department that was unveiled this week include information regarding the vision and the mission of the organization, the expected front line services, the targeted clients and the step-by-step process on how these services can be realized. The charter also includes the information on the officer or the employee in charge in the processing of these services and also the fees, if any are included in the charter. Some of the important frontline services (mostly caters to local officials) that can be expected from the department include the following:
• The application for travel authority abroad and the filing of application for leave of absence for local officials.
• The administration and the processing of the death benefit claims of barangay officials.
• Provision of data on the barangay and barangay officials
• The processing of the request for financial assistance for projects
• Public assistance
• Processing of scholarships and death benefit claims of barangay officials
• And a number of other services that benefit local officials
The department according to Secretary Puno is the lead implementer of the anti-red tape law in the local level through the Comprehensive and Unified Response to Eliminate Red Tape or called CURE.
• The application for travel authority abroad and the filing of application for leave of absence for local officials.
• The administration and the processing of the death benefit claims of barangay officials.
• Provision of data on the barangay and barangay officials
• The processing of the request for financial assistance for projects
• Public assistance
• Processing of scholarships and death benefit claims of barangay officials
• And a number of other services that benefit local officials
The department according to Secretary Puno is the lead implementer of the anti-red tape law in the local level through the Comprehensive and Unified Response to Eliminate Red Tape or called CURE.


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