Freedom of Information
FOI PH: one of pioneers of Asian Access to Information Alliance
September 29, 2022, 5:04 pm
MANILA – The Freedom of Information (FOI) Philippines has signed the Joint Declaration of Cooperation of the Asian Access to Information Alliance (AAIA) as one of its co-founding members on Wednesday via an online closed session. AAIA is a multi-state partnership founded on the principles of… Read More
Keep eFOI accessible to public, next admin urged
June 16, 2022, 5:35 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday hoped that President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will keep the electronic Freedom of Information (eFOI) portal available to the public to promote government transparency and accountability. This, as acting deputy presidential spokesperson and… Read More
FOI vital for gov't transparency, accountability: PCOO exec
June 15, 2022, 2:03 pm
MANILA – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary and acting deputy presidential spokesperson Michel Kristian “Kris” Ablan believes that the Freedom of Information (FOI) policy under the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will be vital in ensuring… Read More
FOI promotes open, participatory gov't: CHR
May 24, 2022, 2:22 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday said the Freedom of Information (FOI) has contributed to the "promotion of an open and participatory government." CHR executive director, lawyer Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcomed the recommendation of the Presidential Communications… Read More
Congress urged to pass FOI bill before Duterte's term ends
November 25, 2021, 9:23 pm
MANILA – It's time to have an all-encompassing Freedom of Information (FOI) mechanism in the Philippines, a Palace official said Thursday as he renewed his call for Congress to pass a FOI Bill before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends. In a prerecorded video message during the FOI… Read More
Voters urged to use FOI in choosing next leaders
November 23, 2021, 6:40 pm
CEBU CITY – The Freedom of Information (FOI) can be a good tool to learn more about the candidates and help voters make wiser choices in the May 9, 2022 elections, a ranking official of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said on Tuesday. In his message during the 2021 FOI… Read More
PSA releases 2019 FLEMMS FOI-related rider queries results
September 3, 2021, 4:06 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) officially released the results of the 2019 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) rider questions on access to information. In an effort to institutionalize access to information in the country, the Presidential… Read More
PCOO-FOI joins 12th int’l meet for info execs
June 25, 2021, 1:26 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through its Freedom of Information–Project Management Office (FOI-PMO), participated and presented in the two-day closed session of the 12th International Conference for Information Commissioners (ICIC) held virtually last June… Read More
PCOO-FOI bags NPC Privacy Awareness Week award
May 28, 2021, 7:09 pm
MANILA – The Freedom of Information Program Management Office (FOI - PMO), under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), was one of the awardees during the first Privacy Awareness Week 2021 (PAW 2021) Awards organized by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday. The… Read More
PCOO partners with DAP for FOI officers’ certification course
March 16, 2021, 1:27 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize the creation of a Certification Course for Information Officers. The virtual signing event was held last March 10 and… Read More
PCOO-FOI releases guidelines on vexatious requests
December 16, 2020, 1:15 pm
MANILA – To address the growing number of vexatious requests cloaked under the citizen’s Right of Information, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through the Freedom of Information - Project Management Office (FOI-PMO), has issued detailed guidelines for all FOI… Read More
DAP offers Freedom of Information course
October 30, 2020, 11:29 am
MANILA – The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through the Freedom of Information Project Management Office (FOI-PMO), is launching its first online course on Freedom of Information – a first of its kind in the country. Dubbed as the Freedom of Information: An… Read More
FOI awards highlight increased gov't transparency efforts
December 13, 2019, 1:14 pm
MANILA -- The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) held its 3rd edition of the FOI (Freedom of Information) Awards on Thursday to recognize government offices as well as non-government organizations that have made significant progress in providing Filipinos their right to access… Read More
Occidental Mindoro 19th LGU to approve FOI ordinance
November 14, 2019, 2:20 pm
MANILA -- The province of Occidental Mindoro became the 19th local government unit (LGU) to localize the Freedom of Information (FOI) after it recently passed the landmark FOI ordinance. The FOI Ordinance of 2019, as the provincial government termed, entitles every Filipino resident of Occidental… Read More
Champion FOI in your communities, Andanar tells youth
September 29, 2019, 6:45 pm
MANILA -- The youth can help make the country a “better place” by promoting right to information in communities, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said. Andanar raised this challenge to the youth during the International Day for Universal Access to… Read More
PCOO kicks off 1st access to info fest in PH
September 28, 2019, 3:47 pm
MANILA-- The Philippine government on Friday joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day for Access to Information (IDUAI) by organizing the first access to information festival in Manila. "The Presidential Communications Operations Office, being the lead agency tasked for… Read More
FOI goes on full blast in Pasig City
September 2, 2019, 9:00 pm
PASIG CITY – As the first local government unit (LGU) in the National Capital Region to pass an FOI ordinance, and the first LGU to implement the FOI Library Project, Pasig City has accomplished another feat as the first LGU to be onboard the electronic FOI (eFOI) portal. With its inclusion in… Read More
PCOO exec presses LGUs to pass FOI ordinance
August 27, 2019, 9:07 pm
CEBU CITY – A ranking official of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Tuesday enjoined local government units (LGUs) in the country to pass a Freedom of Information (FOI) ordinance that will provide the public easy access to information. Assistant Secretary Kristian… Read More
Pasig City, FOI PH ink Library project partnership
August 23, 2019, 5:30 pm
MANILA – Pasig City Mayor Victor Ma. Regis “Vico” N. Sotto and Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Kristian R. Ablan on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Program in public… Read More
Effective records management key to successful FOI program
June 26, 2019, 6:07 pm
MANILA -- Effective record management system is the key to the successful implementation of the government’s Freedom of Information (FOI) program, an official of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said on Wednesday. “You can only have a successful FOI program if the… Read More
