Duterte appoints anti-red tape head
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:40:01 +0000
Another member of the Belgica family is now part of the Duterte administration.
President Duterte has appointed lawyer Jeremiah Belgica as new director general of the Anti-Red Tape Authority, Malacañang announced yesterday.
Jeremiah’s father Pastor Grepor “Butch” Belgica was appointed by Duterte as his presidential adviser for religious affairs last May. His brother Greco Belgica also serves as commissioner of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission.
The appointment paper of Belgica as ARTA director general was signed by the President last July 3. It came a year after the President signed Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act that created ARTA in May 2018.
The anti-red tape agency has been temporarily supervised by officer-in-charge Ernesto Perez since its creation.
Jeremiah, also a pastor and a real estate broker, previously served as consultant of the Office of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission. He also founded and chaired the youth group called Kabataang Bagong Buhay.
Malacañang also announced other presidential appointees yesterday.
Among them are Mita Chuchi Lim, Director IV of the Department of Social Welfare and Development; Angelica Cayas, governor of the Board of Investments; Ricardo Oñate, Director IV of the Department of Agriculture; and Greg Pineda, assistant director General of the National Economic and Development Authority.
The are two new NEDA Directors III – Arecio Casing and Cynthia Villena. (Genalyn Kabiling)