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By Katrina Mennen A. Valdez, Reporter
The administration’s economic managers will
meet today with members of the academe, business groups and church
leaders to discuss how government can be efficient.
Trade Secretary Peter Favila said the dialogue
is government’s way of reaching out and addressing the different
concerns of Filipinos.
He said he expects the private sector to present
a list of the top 10 inefficiencies in government. Favila added they
plan to ask which government agencies and what specific behaviors of
public officials are inefficient.
The findings will be reported to President
Gloria Arroyo, and that will put pressure on everyone in government
to shape up, he said.
“No agency would want to be identified with
inefficiencies, since the result will be made public,” he said,
adding that the findings of the National Competitiveness Council
will be presented during the dialogue. The council was created to
help the Philippines become globally competitive.
Last year, the council identified red tape as
the main issue in dealing with government, and as a result, the
President made Favila the anti-red tape czar.
Participants in today’s dialogue include the
Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities, Management
Association of the Philippines, Asian Institute of Management,
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, and the Federation
of Philippine Industries and Philippine Chamber of Commerce.
Favila said a Cabinet meeting that will map
strategic plans to address the inefficiencies will be convened right
after the dialogue.
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