18/05/2026
Itโs worth knowing the lawโฆ ๐
โ๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐๐ผ๐'๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ข๐ป ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐?
You go to a government office โ BIR, Registry of Deeds, LRA, DENR, DAR, wherever. Everything is complete on your end. You went to get your requested document on the day they set for you. Tapos sasabihan ka lang: "Balik na lang kayo next week. Wala pa yung pipirma."
They're on leave. They're on a conference. Kung anu-anong dahilan.
That's not just frustrating โ in many cases, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ญ.
โ๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐
Republic Act 11032 โ the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 โ is very clear:
When the authorized signatory is on official business or official leave, ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ as signatory. The absence of an officer is ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ for inaction or delay.
The law even allows electronic signatures and pre-signed documents to be used โ so there is practically no more reason for these kinds of delays.
๐จ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐
Penalties are in place. Under RA 11032:
โ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ: 6-month suspension
โ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ: Dismissal from service
โ If connected to corruption: Criminal charges
โ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ
If you are stonewalled by an absent signatory:
1. Ask for the ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ by name โ this is required by law
2. Document everything: dates, names, what was said
3. File a complaint with the ๐๐ป๐๐ถ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ (๐๐ฅ๐ง๐) at arta (.) gov (.) ph
4. You may also escalate to the ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐ฆ๐)
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
"Wala si Boss" is a classic red tape tactic that has cost Filipino citizens and businesses countless hours, lost opportunities, and stress. The law has already fixed this โ the problem is, ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐.
Now you know. Use it.
๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
โข Republic Act No. 11032 โ Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, Section 5(d) on Limitation of Signatories and Section 16 on Penalties
โข CSC Resolution No. 2000222 โ violations of RA 11032 are classified as administrative offenses
โข IRR of RA 11032 (CSC, ARTA, DTI Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2019-001)
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