Freedom of Information
DILG now 100% FOI-compliant
February 12, 2018, 4:37 pm
MANILA -- The public is now ensured of better access to official records and documents in the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), as the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has certified the department as fully compliant with the Freedom of Information (FOI)… Read More
DOJ gets FOI compliance award
January 30, 2018, 1:47 pm
FOI Certificate of Compliance of the Department of Justice.Photo courtesy: DOJ Usec. Erickson Balmes MANILA -- The Department of Justice is the latest government agency to be recognized for its compliance with the freedom of information (FOI) initiative of the Duterte administration. This, as the… Read More
100% of gov't agencies upload FOI manuals
January 24, 2018, 2:08 pm
MANILA -- The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Wednesday announced that 100 percent of state agencies have complied with the Freedom of Information (FOI) requirements for the grant of performance-based bonus (PBB). A total of 189 national government agencies (NGAs) under the… Read More
Gov’t info inventories of 37 agencies published in open format
January 19, 2018, 2:14 pm
MANILA – In line with the government’s efforts to push for transparency, accountability, and citizen participation, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) published information inventories of 37 national government agencies in reusable format. In a memorandum issued by the… Read More
381 state agencies complied with FOI order for bonus grant: PCOO
January 3, 2018, 6:09 pm
MANILA -- The Presidential Communications Operations Office on Wednesday announced that 381 government agencies have complied with the Freedom of Information (FOI) requirements for the grant of performance-based bonus (PPB). As of Dec. 29, 2017, the PCOO said 160 out of 189 national government… Read More
PCOO steps up FOI implementation
December 20, 2017, 10:51 am
NEW FOI OFFICE. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar poses with personnel and staff of the PCOO-Freedom of Information Program Monitoring Office (FOI-PMO) after the FOI-PMO office blessing at Units 103-104 BFB Building, 1575 J.P. Laurel corner Matienza streets,… Read More
PDEA elated by nomination in 1st FOI awards
December 6, 2017, 9:17 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is honored to be nominated during the 1st Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards Ceremony held in Rizal Park Hotel, Manila, its chief said Wednesday. “The nomination was given to PDEA in recognition of its contribution to the FOI programs,… Read More
Sereno: FOI programs in judiciary intact
December 5, 2017, 5:51 pm
MANILA -- Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday said the judiciary had been implementing freedom of information programs (FOI) in response to President Rodrigo Duterte's call for setting up of FOI programs in other branches of government as a measure to further strengthen the… Read More
PCOO leads first exec FOI awards rite
December 4, 2017, 7:58 pm
MANILA -- The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Monday held the first Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards Ceremony at the historic Rizal Park Hotel in Manila. The awarding ceremony aims to recognize the significant contributions of government departments and attached… Read More
Ilocos Norte, other FOI champions feted next week
November 29, 2017, 6:14 pm
LAOAG CITY -- The Ilocos Norte government is set to receive an award as one of the champions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) program a year after its implementation nationwide. Jun Arvin Gudoy, Communications and Media Office chief of Ilocos Norte, confirmed this on Wednesday as provincial… Read More
Local gov't units urged to come up with FOI manual
November 27, 2017, 7:42 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO) has urged local government units (LGUs) to come up with their own Freedom of Information (FOI) manual in response to the call for transparency and full public disclosure of information. Michelle Manza, engagement lead for the… Read More
On FOI Bill: Where do Filipinos stand?
September 27, 2017, 7:19 pm
MANILA -- It has been more than a year since the Executive Order (EO) No. 2 or the Right to Information was signed. The Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill, on the other hand, is yet to be passed. How do Filipinos, government agencies see the FOI and the Right to Information? It may be recalled… Read More
Gov’t, CSOs want to harmonize FOI, right to privacy
September 27, 2017, 7:10 pm
MANILA -- The government and civil society organizations (CSOs) are doing everything to harmonize the Freedom on Information (FOI) and the right to privacy. This was evident as the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and the Right to Know Right Now (R2KRN) Coalition conducted… Read More
FOI can help in professional dev’t of nurses: Ablan
September 23, 2017, 4:06 pm
MANILA – Compassion, dedication and emphatic caring make Filipino nurses among the most sought-after professionals in the world, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Legislative Affairs Michel Kristian R. Ablan of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said Saturday. Ablan, who… Read More
House leader calls for passage of FOI bill
August 29, 2017, 4:51 pm
MANILA -- The chairman of the House Committee on Public Information is calling for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill which has been pending with the Committee on Appropriations since last February. Bagong Henerasyon Partylist Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy made the call in a press… Read More