Manila, Oct. 9 -- Government efforts to streamline and simplify transaction periods and requirements for government services paved the way to the country's climb in the 2018 Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), the National Economic and Development Authority said.
The Philippines improved its percentile rank in terms of Regulatory Quality (56.73 from 55.77 in 2017).
This exceeded the target of 54.0 percentile rank, laid out in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. This also indicates gains in improving internal efficiency in the government.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia emphasized "whole-of-government" approach as the key agent in the implementation of streamlining efforts to ensure efficient delivery of public g...