Good Practices in the Freedom of Information Program of the Governance Commission on Government Owned and Controlled Corporations

Event: Making Access to Information a Meaningful Right: The Freedom of Information Program One Year On

Good Practices in the Freedom of Information Program of the Governance Commission on Government Owned and Controlled Corporations

05 December 2017

Author / Speaker:

Christina Faye Condez, Office of Representative Stella A. Quimbo, House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines - Other materials by the author

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Read about the good practices of the Freedom of Information Program of the Philippines' Governance Commission on Government Owned and Controlled Corporations.

Established in 2011, the Governance Commission on Government Owned and Controlled Corporations is a relatively small organization comprising 120 staff with oversight over 156 Government Owned and Controlled Corporations. The Commission's Manual for the FOI program focuses on the promotion of openness in Government with the duty to make information accessible and available, use of a document management system, protection of privacy, actual procedure for accessing information, and providing for administrative liability.

Geographical Focus:

Philippines

Subregional- East Asia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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