President Marcos Signs Government Optimization Act
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed the Government Optimization Act, a law that grants him the authority to reorganize and streamline executive branch agencies. This move aims to promote more efficient and responsive public service delivery across government offices.
Republic Act No. 12231, known as the Government Optimization Act, was signed on August 4 and published the same day. The law mandates the government to allocate sufficient resources to support each agency’s critical functions while eliminating redundancies and overlaps.
Streamlining Government for Better Service
The Government Optimization Act empowers the President to reduce or stop programs, projects, or activities that the private sector can handle better or that have already been handed over to local government units. It also allows the transfer or integration of functions between agencies, merging or consolidating offices, and reorganizing departments to avoid duplication.
A special Committee on Optimizing the Executive Branch has been established to review the mandates, functions, and organizational structures of government agencies. This committee will help ensure that government operations become more streamlined and efficient.
Exemptions and Protections
Teaching-related roles and military or uniformed personnel are excluded from this law. The Government Optimization Act also guarantees the protection of civil servants’ welfare as agencies undergo reorganization.
Local leaders have noted that this law is a crucial step towards a more agile government, capable of delivering faster and better services to Filipinos. “This will help reduce bureaucratic delays and improve public sector performance,” sources said.
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