Department of Transportation(DOTr)

Hi! I would like to request for the SALN of Secretary Arthur Tugade from 2018-2020. These are being requested for scholarly purposes only. Thank you!

September 30, 2021

Dear Jabes Lazaro,

I refer to my letter of Sep 28, 2021 12:07:13 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth.

In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. Please state the purpose of your request and to what extent the data you requested will be used. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURPVHItODc5MzQ5MTQ4NzQ5DA, for request with ticket number #DOTr-879349148749, to respond.

During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Dec 23, 2021 06:23:15 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Kriscia Mallari
FOI Officer

Kriscia Mallari
FOI Officer

Good day! I hope you find this message in the best of health. 

I am Jabes Lazaro, a journalism student from the University of the Philippines Diliman. I am requesting for the SALN of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade from 2018-2020. These information will be used for research and reporting purposes in class. 

I hope to hear from you.
Thank you.

Regards,
Jabes Lazaro
College of Mass Communication
University of the Philippines Diliman

October 4, 2021

Dear Jabes Lazaro,

Greetings!

This respectfully pertains to your eFOI request regarding the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth of Secretary Arthur P. Tugade with tracking no. #DOTr-879349148749.

Pursuant to the State policy to full disclosure, subject to reasonable conditions prescribed by law and the Constitutional right of people to information on matters of public concern, Executive Order No. 2, series of 2016 ("E.O. No. 2"). was issued ordering the access of every Filipino to information, official records, public records and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development. The right to access to information is however limited and shall be denied when the information falls under any of the exceptions enshrined in the Constitution, existing law or jurisprudence.

Relative thereto, an Inventory of Exceptions was issued by the Office of the President for the guidance of all government offices and instrumentalities covered by E.O. No. 2 and the general public. The list is without prejudice to existing laws, jurisprudence, rules or regulations authorizing the disclosure of the excepted information upon satisfaction of certain conditions in certain cases.

After careful review of relevant laws, rules, orders and regulations, we submit the following comments and observations on your request for information regarding the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth of Secretary Arthur P. Tugade

The general public may request for the SALNs of the government officials as long as requesting individuals comply with the rules governing access to SALNs of the proper repository agencies.

In relation thereto, please be informed that the SALN of members of cabinet, such as Secretary Arthur P. Tugade, are filed with the Office of the President (OP). As such, the Department does not have a copy of the requested information. Accordingly, requests for the abovementioned SALN are best addressed to the proper repository agency, in this case the OP.

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/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 Secretary Arthur Tugade at [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).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Kriscia Mallari
FOI Officer