Left to Right: Usec. Feducia Mia R. Lucas (PCOO), Usec. Kristian R. Ablan (PCOO), DNS Leo B. Malagar, J.D. (PSA), ANS Cesar Reynaldo V. Vinuya (PSA), and OIC Ruben V. Litan (PSA), during the awarding ceremony of the 2021 Freedom of Information Awards held in Cebu City.

25 November 2021 – CEBU CITY. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is one of the recipients of the 2021 Freedom of Information (FOI) Award on the category Top requested and performing agencies in the eFOI Portal. The category covers agencies with 1000+ requests and with at least 90 percent closed transactions.

The awarding ceremony is held in Cebu City, first time outside of the National Capital Region, and is live on the FOI official Facebook page. PSA Deputy National Statistician for Civil Registration and Central Support Office (CRCSO), Atty. Leo B. Malagar, alongside Assistant National Statistician Cesar Reynaldo V. Vinuya of the Information Technology and Dissemination Service (ITDS) and Officer-in-Charge Information Officer IV Ruben V. Litan of the Knowledge Management and Communications Division (KMCD) receive the award on behalf of PSA Undersecretary Dennis S. Mapa, Ph.D.

“We will continue to serve the public whole-heartedly as we provide timely and quality data on statistics… also to operationalize the People’s Constitutional Right to Information as stipulated in Executive Order No. 2 s. 2016.” said PSA Undersecretary Mapa.

The PSA also received another plaque from FOI last 29 September 2021 during the celebration of International Day for Universal Access to Information, the FOI Service Experience Award, for providing well-commended and satisfactory FOI Services to the Filipino citizens.

PSA joins the FOI in strengthening the government’s pursuit of truth, elevating the people’s trust, and promoting the legacy of transparency throughout the nation. #FOIAwards2021 #FOI5RevisitReinvent

For more information, visit www.psa.gov.ph and follow our official Facebook page fb.com/PhilippineStatisticsAuthority. For data requests, email info@psa.gov.ph or visit the eFOI portal via www.foi.gov.ph/requests/new?agency=PSA.

- Knowledge Management and Communications Division, Information Technology and Dissemination Service