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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 89 - DIRECTING
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A POLICY OF ACCESSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN
GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, in consultations conducted by the
National Unification Commission (NUC), various sectors of Philippine
society have expressed concern over the inaccessibility of Government
as a result of too much red tape in the bureaucracy;
WHEREAS, addressing this concern will increase the confidence of these
sectors in Government’s sincerity and capability to address their
needs, as well as enhance the credibility of the ongoing consultations
being conducted by the NUC with various sectors of society;
WHEREAS, perceived or actual Government inaccessibility consists mainly
in the difficulty in obtaining access to public records, information
and data, and transacting other business with Government offices;
WHEREAS, Sec. 7, Article III of the Constitution recognizes the
sacred right of people to information on matters of public concern, and
to have access to official records and to documents, and papers
pertaining to official acts, transactions or decisions, subject to such
limitations as may be provided by law;
WHEREAS, under Sec. 28, Article II of the Constitution, “the State
adopts and implements a policy of full public disclosure of all its
transactions involving public interest”;
WHEREAS, Sec. 4(e) of Republic Act 6713, otherwise known as the Code
of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees,
requires public officials and employees to “provide information on
their policies and procedures in clear and understandable language;”
and
WHEREAS, existing mechanisms in the bureaucracy do not guarantee that
processes are carried out well, and there is a need to provide for a
manner by which the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the law
may actually be given effect by way of a simplified procedure in
obtaining public records, information and data, and in transacting
other business with Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution
and the laws, do hereby order as follows:
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DONE in the City of Manila,
this 18th day of May in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Three.
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