Orientation - Revised DepEd People's FOI Manual of 2020
Orientation - Revised DepEd People's FOI Manual of 2020
Orientation - Revised DepEd People's FOI Manual of 2020
Revised DepEd
People’s FOI Manual of
2020
July 2021
ORIENTATION OBJECTIVES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 6
RATIONALE
● The State recognizes the right of the people to information
on matters of public concern (Section 7, Article III of 1987
Constitution)
● Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 is the government’s
response to the call for transparency
● DepEd Order No. 72, s. 2016 is hereby repealed, and DepEd
publishes the revised DO to establish standard procedures
per respective governance level which enables uniformity in
monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 7
POLICY OBJECTIVES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 9
Discussion of the Revised FOI
Manual
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 13
FOI Implementing Agents and
Exceptions
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 14
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
● FOI Committee
● FOI Decision Maker (FOI DM)
● FOI Receiving Officer (FOI RO)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 15
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
● FOI Committee
- The FOI Committee oversees the overall
implementation of the Manual, including the
coordination with the FOI ROs, FOI DMs, central and
field offices, and other stakeholders to be kept updated
of their FOI practices, problems and issues encountered,
and lessons and experiences to identify good practices
and areas for improvement, and generate ideas on how to
be more responsive to the needs of the public.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 16
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
● FOI Committee
- Composed of seven members designated by the
Secretary, as follows:
1. Chairperson (Undersecretary or Assistant
Secretary)
2. Co-chairperson (Undersecretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Legal Affairs Office)
3. Five (5) regular members at least one of whom
shall come from the field offices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 17
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 18
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 19
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 20
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 21
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 22
FOI IMPLEMENTING AGENTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 24
Procedures
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 25
PROCEDURES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 27
PROCEDURES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 28
PROCEDURES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 29
PROCEDURES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 30
PROCEDURES
● An FOI request may be submitted at the following central and field
offices of the Department:
a. Public Assistance Action Center at the Central Office;
b. Records Section or Public Assistance Unit at the Regional
Offices;
c. Records Unit at the Schools Division Office; and
d. Guidance Counselor's Office or Registrar's Office at Schools.
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PROCEDURES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 32
PROCEDURES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 33
PROCEDURES
● Requested information is not at the custody of DepEd or any
of its offices: The FOI RO shall advise the requesting party and
provide them with the contact details of that office, if known.
● Requested information is already posted and available
online: The FOI RO shall inform the requesting party of the said
fact and provide them the website link where the information is
posted.
● Requested information is substantially similar or identical to
the previous request: The request shall be denied, and the FOI
RO shall inform the applicant of the reason for such denial.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34
Process Flows
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 35
CENTRAL OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 36
REGIONAL OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 37
DIVISION OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 38
SCHOOLS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 39
eFOI AGENCY PORTAL
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 40
FOI RECEIVING OFFICER’S DASHBOARD
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 41
FOI RECEIVING OFFICER’S DASHBOARD
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 41
FOI RO REPLY BUTTON
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 42
ASSIGNING THE REQUEST TO THE FOI DM
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 43
FOI DECISION MAKER’S DASHBOARD
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 41
SELECTING THE STATUS OF AN FOI REQUEST
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 44
DENYING AN FOI REQUEST
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 46
Appeal from denial of an FOI
Request
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 47
APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF A REQUEST
● When an FOI request is denied, the requesting party may file a
written appeal to the officer or office next higher in authority within
20 calendar days from the notice of the denial or from the lapse of
the relevant period to respond to the request, as follows:
○ From the school FOI DM, to the school principal;
○ From the Division Office FOI DM, to the Division Superintendent;
○ From the Regional Office FOI DM, to the Regional Director; and
○ From the Central Office FOI DM, to the Undersecretary
● The appeal shall be decided within 20 working days from the
filing thereof.
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APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF A REQUEST
● If the denial is sustained at the first level appeal lower than the
Secretary, the requesting party may elevate the matter on final
appeal to the Secretary, who shall resolve the matter within 20
working days from receipt thereof.
● Failure to decide within the periods provided for the first level
and final appeal shall be deemed a denial of the appeal.
● The decision of the Secretary, by himself/herself or through
referral to the Department's Legal Affairs Office or the FOI
Committee, shall be final and executory unless the requesting
party files an appropriate judicial action in accordance with the
Rules of Court.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 49
Monitoring and Evaluation
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 50
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 51
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 52
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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THANK YOU!
FOI Secretariat
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