Open Government Partnership (OGP) Republic of the Philippines Open Government Partnership (OGP) Commitments Status Report (2013 to Q1 2014)

The second Philippine National Action Plan consists of nine (9) commitments that take on the OGP Grand Challenges of increasing public integrity, more effectively managing public resources, and improving public services. Last May 2014, an assessment workshop was held to update participants on the status of the Governance Cluster and OGP initiatives, and identify challenges and solutions in program implementation.

 

Status Legend

 

On-time implementation and with Good Performance (75-100% of Milestones/KPIs are achieved) Delayed implementation (for 3 months or less) and with Average Performance (50-75% of Milestones/KPIs are achieved) Very delayed implementation (for more than 3 months) and with Poor Performance (Less than 50% of Milestones/KPIs are achieved)

 

120 

 

TRANSPARENCY SEAL 

Implementing Agency:

Department of Budget and Management

 

Duration:

 January 2012-June 2016

 

Brief Description 

Status 

Transparency Seal mandates the disclosure of key budget and major plans of national government agencies (i.e. Statement of Allotment, Obligation and Balances (SAOB), disbursement and income, procurement plans) in their respective websites.

With Good Performance 

Conducted Activities: October 2013 - March 2014 

•

Transparency Seal is included as one of the good governance criteria for eligibility in the

performance-based

bonus (PBB) 

• Ass

essment of 2012 compliance completed 

•

On-going 2013 Evaluation Round 

Milestones/Key Performance Indicators 

Compliance Rate of Government Agencies to the Transparency Seal 

100

 

80

 

60

 

40

 

20

 

0

 

100%

100%

 

2013-2014

Targets Compliance rate

of 

 

NGAs

 

77%

 

Compliance rate

of 

 

GOCCs

 

87%

Compliance rate of SUCs 

*Data as of December

2013

 

Contact Person: Undersecretary Richard E. Moya, DBM Phone Number: 490-1000 loc. 2500 Email: rmoya@dbm.gov.ph 

 

FREEDOM OF

INFORMATION

BILL 

Lead Agency:

Presidential Communications Development

 

and Strategic Planning O

 ffi

ce

 

Outcome 4. Improved Policy Environment for Good Governance Sub-outcome 4.1. Greater Support for the Passage of Priority Legislations Brief Description 

The proposed Freedom of Information Act aims to mandate the disclosure of public documents. The proposed bill also outlines the exceptions for public disclosure and the procedures for accessing public documents. The Technical Working Group for the Administration Bill agreed to a number of balancing amendments proposed by advocates (such as but not limited to the Right to Know, Right Now Coalition) to address possible government abuse of the exceptions. There are also specific procedures for access remedies in case of denial, and provision for the Freedom of Information Manual or the People

’

s Ownership of Government Information Manual. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE

 

Bills Filed Status/Remarks Bills Filed Status/Remarks 

HB 19 (Rep. Robredo) HB 26 (Rep. Del Mar) HB 34 (Rep. Teodoro) HB 94 (Rep. Baguilat) HB 149 (Rep. Paquiz) HB 347 (Rep. Colmenares) HB 485 (Rep. Biazon) HB 843 (Rep. Tugna) HB 1082 (Rep. Castelo) HB 1450 (Rep. Ramos) HB 1555 (Rep. Suansing) HB 1646 (Rep. Fortuno) HB 1940 (Rep. Antoni- no-Nadres) HB 2003 (Rep. Gutier- rez-Ibarra) HB 2067 (Rep. Nograles) HB 2656 (Rep. D. Arroyo) HB 2946 (Rep. Paez) HB 3004 (Rep. Tambun- ting) HB 3131 (Rep. Romualdo) HB 3147 (Rep. Aglipay) HB 3183 (Rep. J.C. Belmonte) HB 3188 (Rep. Apostol) HB 3237 (Rep. Robredo) HB 3385 (Rep. Villar) PET 01 (People

’s

 Initia- tive) HB 3643 (Rep. Cruz-Gon- zales) HB 3746 (Rep. Aragones) Pending with the Committee on Public Information (Chair: Rep. J. Almonte) TWG deliberations of the proposed consolidated version on-going. HB 3237 is identical with draft Administration version submitted by PCDSPO Lead Agency: PCDSPO Agency Support: All Government Agencies Referred to GGACC member agen- cies for review and preparation of official position papers Administration version (GGACC draft; no endorsement from the Cluster) Authors have been consolidating support from the Civil Society Orga- nizations SB 1733/CR 2 People

’s

 Freedom of Informa- tion Act of 2013

(Consolidated/Substituted

Per Committee Report No. 2 Sept. 24, 2013) In substitution of PS RES. 102 (Sen. Grace Poe), Freedom of Information Act SB 1219 (Sen. Angara) Freedom of Information Act of 2013 SB 514 (Sen. Legarda) Freedom of Information Act of 2013 SB 217 (Sen.

Ejercito

) F

reedom

 of Information Act of 2013 SB 90 (Sen. Alan Cayetano) Freedom of Information Act of 2013 SB 74 (Sen. Guingona) People

’s

 Freedom of Informa- tion Act of 2013 SB 64 (Sen.Honasan), People

’s

 Ownership of Govern- ment Information (POGI) Act of 2013 SB 44 (SEN. OSMENA) Freedom of Information Act SB 36 (Sen. Trillanes) Freedom of Information Act of 2013 SB 18 (Sen. Escudero) Freedom of Information Act Approved

on

Third

Reading

(Mar. 10,

2014)