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The Cebu Provincial Government, under Gov. Pamela Baricuatro, has been recognized by the Presidential Communications Office for being one of the New Local Government Units to Pass Freedom of Information Guidelines.
Provincial Information Officer Ainjeliz de la Torre-Orong received the plaque of recognition on behalf of Governor Baricuatro during the 2025 Freedom of Information Awards held on November 28 at Bellevue Manila in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
Cebu shares this honor with other LGUs nationwide that demonstrate strong commitment to transparency and access to information through the sustained and institutionalized implementation of the FOI Program, affirming the government’s continuing effort to uphold the people’s right to information and promote a culture of open governance.
Transparency in governance through the FOI have been a central and distinguishing mark of the Baricuatro administration.
Upon assuming office on June 30, 2025, Governor Baricuatro signed Executive Order No. 3, which fully implements the FOI Program across the Provincial Government.
The EO covers all provincial offices, departments, hospitals, instrumentalities, component offices, special units, and local special bodies, ensuring that every Filipino citizen may access information, official records, research data used for policymaking, and government transactions and decisions, subject to exceptions provided by law.
It also mandates every provincial department or office to establish an FOI Desk with a designated FOI Receiving Officer responsible for processing information requests.
“The Provincial Government of Cebu seeks to institutionalize open governance and participatory democracy by ensuring the people’s access to information, documents, and records under the custody or control of provincial offices,” the EO reads.
Further strengthening transparency measures, Governor Baricuatro also issued Executive Order No. 37 in July, mandating the livestreaming of all competitive bidding activities of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) through the province’s official social media page.
This includes pre-procurement conferences, pre-bid conferences, bid openings, and all other BAC meetings. Mainstream media may also cover and broadcast the proceedings as long as they do not disrupt the sessions.
Additionally, the Capitol has made the regular Monday sessions of the Provincial Board available to the public through livestreaming, including the ongoing committee deliberations for the 2026 proposed provincial budget. | CAPITOL PIO
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