BAGUIO CITY—The city government will not tolerate the existence of fixers in the different offices pursuant to the Anti-Red Tape Act but the public must be brave enough to identify these fixers so they could be charged accordingly.
Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan admitted the existence of fixers in the different offices of the city in the past but says some of them have stopped because of the introduction of information and communication technology tools that have improved the transactions.
“We need the support of the transacting public for us to succeed in our move to eradicate fixers in the city government,” Domogan stressed.
He said concerned offices of the local government had been vigilant on the existence of fixers. This may have been responsible for the decline in the number of fixers even as some offices continue to receive reports about their existence.
Those accused of being fixers must also be given the needed due process as a matter of right before concerned offices of the city government render the appropriate decision on penalties to be imposed on them.
Domogan said complaints against identified fixers have to go through the regular process of investigation by the concerned offices.