SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
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S. B. No. 
2807 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
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REQUIRING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, BUREAUS, AGENCIES, 
INSTRUMENTALITIES AND AFFILIATES, INCLUDING 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, 
TO DISCLOSE CONTACT INFORMATION 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 3, Section 7 states that: 
The right of the people to information on matters of public concern 
shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and 
papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as welI as to 
government research data used as basis for policy development, shalI be 
afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law. 
The government should be accessible to the public. To ensure that the public 
gets the right information in getting in touch with any government agency, disclosure of 
their contact details should be included first and foremost in their official stationeries.! 
I This bill was previously filed duriug the Thirteenth Congress, Third Regular Session. 
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Second Regular Session 
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S. B. No. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
REQUIRING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, BUREAUS, AGENCIES, 
INSTRUMENTALITIES AND AFFILIATES, INCLUDING 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, 
TO DISCLOSE CONTACT INFORMATION 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Government Contact 
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Act." 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State 
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to be accessible to the public in order to better administer its duties and 
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responsibilities. 
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SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. -
The term "government offices, bureaus, 
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agencies, instrumentalities, affiliates, including government-owned and controlled 
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corporations" refer to an administrative unit of the government, including all the agencies 
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of the government. 
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SECTION 4. Government Offices, Bureaus, Agencies, Instrumentalities, Affiliates, 
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Including Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations to Include Addresses, Email 
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Addresses, Website Addresses, Phone Numbers, and Mobile Phone Numbers on Their 
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Stationeries. - All government offices, bureaus, agencies, instrumentalities, affiliates, 
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including government-owned and controlled corporations shall include its addresses, 
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email addresses, website addresses, phone numbers and mobile phone numbers, on their 
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official stationeries. In the case of correspondence originating from a regional or local 
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office of a government agency, the agency shall include the address and phone number of 
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the regional or local office on the stationery. 
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SECTION 5. Exception. - This shall not apply in any case in which compliance 
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with Section 4 would not be in the national security interests of the Republic of the 
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Philippines, as determined by the head of the agency. 
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SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
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provisions hereof. 
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SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or 
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portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby 
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repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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