[2] On June 2, 2007, the 13th Congress of the Philippines and former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo passed the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007.

[9][10] In the period between the passing of the original law and the authority's IRR, red tape still remained a problem for businesses in the Philippines.

[18] He was later appointed by President Bongbong Marcos as the authority's new permanent director general on November 14, 2022, replacing Belgica.

[19][20] On March 3, 2023, the Ombudsman found the suspended officials guilty of grave misconduct; they were dismissed, disqualified from holding public office, and stripped of retirement benefits.

The officials who were removed from position prior to the conviction (which included Belgica) were ordered to pay a fine equal to one year of their salary.

[30] Prior to the approval of its IRR, the authority already began accepting and resolving complaints of red tape from businesses and individuals.

[31] Following a memorandum of agreement signed in February 2023, government agencies were now required to respond to complaints of poor service submitted by citizens within 72 hours.

[35] As part of its digitization efforts, the authority also pushed LGUs to set up an electronic BOSS (e-BOSS) system, where citizens can file and be issued government documents online.

[35] For municipalities without the budget to develop their own systems, the authority, partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), offered DICT-developed software free of charge.

Three deputy directors general head three different top offices of the authority: administration and finance, legal, and operations.