Philippine Institute for Development Studies(PIDS)

September 15, 2022 Dear Mr. Elmer Elizaga Greetings! Thank you for your request dated September 5, 2022 09:36AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Policy on Disposal of Movable Properties Response to Request With regard to your request for policy on diposal of movable assets, such as desktop/laptops, mobile phones, etc. to PIDS employees, please be informed that we do not allow disposal thru sale to PIDS employees since we do not have an existing policy on the same. In disposing properties, PIDS follows COA Circular No. 89-296 titled “Audit Guidelines on the Divestment or Disposal of Property and Other Assets of National Government Agencies and Instrumentalities, Local Government Units and Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations and their Subsidiaries,” and DBM NBC 425 titled “Manual on disposal of Government property”. We hope this addresses your concern. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Novie D. Salcedo/[email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Please help us improve our service by answering this feedback form: https://forms.gle/tg4MxTnGz9zVUkgs8 Thank you. Respectfully, Novie Salcedo FOI Receiving Officer