Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 89)
All heads of executive departments, bureaus, instrumentalities, offices, agencies of Government, and government-owned and controlled corporations are required to implement the policy.
Section 7, Article III and Section 28, Article II of the 1987 Constitution are cited, recognizing the citizens' right to information and the State's policy of full public disclosure of all transactions involving public interest.
Section 4(e) of Republic Act 6713 requires public officials and employees to provide information on their policies and procedures in clear and understandable language.
They are required to submit such guidelines within one (1) month from the effectivity of the Executive Order.
The guidelines must cover procedures for obtaining access to official records, documents, and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as government research data used for policy development.
Limitations may be provided by law or rules and regulations concerning national security, defense of the state, or other lawful restrictions.
Government offices must post in conspicuous places within their premises the procedures for all public transactions or official business, including how aggrieved parties can seek administrative redress, in the form of flow-charts using clear and understandable language in Filipino and the local dialect.
Expenses incurred in complying with the Executive Order shall be taken from the Contingent Funds of the respective offices.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon issuance on May 18, 1993.