Clark Freeport—The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has verified and certified Clark Development Corporation's (CDC) full compliance with the enhanced Freedom of Information (FOI) requirements.
CDC also met the requirements of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Harmonization of National Government Performance Monitoring, Information, and Reporting System on the FOI program.
“Compliance with FOI is important because it strengthens the right to information as enshrined by the constitution. FOI allows Filipino citizens to request any information about government transactions and operations, provided that it shall not put into jeopardy privacy and matters of national security,” said External Affairs Department Assistant Vice President Rommel Narciso, who also serves as the CDC-FOI committee chairman.
He said CDC’s full FOI compliance was achieved through the initiative and directive of the agency’s President and CEO, Manuel Gaerlan.
Under Gaerlan's direction, the state-owned corporation obtained FOI accreditation.
“CDC exerts its best effort to provide access to information and official documents, while at the same time ensuring that the right to privacy and legitimate interests of the government, the company, its stakeholders, locators, clients, and employees are all protected,” Narciso added.
To attain the FOI verification and certification, CDC prepared and submitted the following: Updated People’s Freedom of Information Manual; FOI Reports comprised of Agency Information Inventory and FOI Registry and summary; Agency’s website home page containing a visible and functional FOI logo linked to the electronic FOI portal; and a modified one-page FOI manual with an email address under the name of the agency where clients can send their requests.
