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Published by Office of the Solicitor General(OSG) on Oct. 24, 2023.
Requested from OSG by J. Tumang at 03:41 PM on
Oct. 24, 2023.
Purpose: Serving the Public Interest, via Full Disclosure
Date of Coverage: 02/24/2022 - 02/24/2022
Tracking no: #OSG-034169734815
Thank you for stopping the halting the memorandum of agreement (M.O.A.) between COMELEC & media-firm Rappler, Inc., which is funded by a foreign government. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1169141 Until now (even after the election), the text of the M.O.A. hasn't been made public. https://comelec.gov.ph/index.html?r=2022NLE/PressRelease/23Feb2022Advisory In the spirit of transparency, please make public the M.O.A. in full. If absolutely necessary, redact, but please keep it to the minimum. Thanks!
October 26, 2023 Dear Jose-Mari Tumang, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 24, 2023 03:41:45 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Request on Controversial M.O.A. of COMELEC-Rappler, Inc.. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact Commission on Election at https://comelec.gov.ph/ or https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=ContactInformation/MainOffice/MainOfficeDirectory . Also, please accomplish our OSG Feedback Form. Your feedback will help us to improve our service. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7xerJna8xLl3v11ibkO1unDdj19wQTZdb0Fw25i9Fivhv9A/viewform (Please copy, paste link in URL) For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help. 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 Office of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo St., Legazpi Village, Makati City. 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). Thank you. Respectfully, Edsel Camazo FOI Officer
Understood. Thanks none the less.