Freedom of Information Order (Philippines)

Executive Order No. 2
  • Operationalizing in the Executive Branch the People's Constitutional Right to Information and the State Policies to Full Public Disclosure and Transparency in the Public Service and Providing Guidelines therefor
CitationExecutive Order No. 2, s. 2016
Territorial extentPhilippines
Signed byRodrigo Duterte
SignedJuly 23, 2016
CommencedNovember 24, 2016
Status: In force

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 02, also known as the Freedom of Information (FOI) Program, on July 23, 2016, in Davao City. The executive order established the first freedom of information (FOI) Program in the Philippines covering all government offices under the Executive Branch.[1][2] It requires all executive departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices to disclose public records, contracts, transactions, and any information requested by a member of the public, except for matters affecting national security and other information that falls under the inventory of exceptions issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.[1] The landmark order was signed two days before Duterte delivered his first State of the Nation Address and just three weeks after he assumed the presidency on June 30, 2016.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Duterte signs freedom of information order". Bangkok Post. July 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Romero, A. (July 24, 2016). "Duterte signs historic EO on Freedom of Information". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 30, 2016.