(Eagle News)–Work in government offices in the executive branch is suspended effective 3 p.m. today, Sept. 23. Memorandum No. 65 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the suspension was to “afford government workers more time to spend with their families” pursuant to Proclamation No. 60 (s. 1992) that declared the last week of September of every year as Family Week. “However, those agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness […]
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9 exceptions remain as FOI takes effect on Friday
(Eagle News)– The exceptions to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order (EO) 2 ratifying freedom of information (FOI) in the executive branch has slimmed down from 166 to nine as it takes effect on Friday. “We adapted the best practices of other countries which categorized and grouped several exceptions into major categories…The Philippines under EO 2 will have nine exceptions,” Assistant Secretary Kristian Ablan of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a press conference Thursday […]





