MWSS Regulatory Office bags 1st Runner Up for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) at the 2023 FOI Awards!
For its outstanding efforts in transparency and accountability, the MWSS RO was recognized as the 1st Runner Up for Government Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) at the 2023 FOI Awards held on 21 November 2023 at the Hilton Manila Hotel in Pasay City.
The FOI Awards is an annual gathering of leading FOI practitioners and champions from the government and non-government sector. The event aims to recognize the critical contribution of key implementers in the overall implementation of the FOI Program in accordance with Executive Order (EO) No. 2, s. 2016.
Chief Regulator Ty accepted the awards together with the MWSS RO Freedom of Information (FOI) Committee.
The MWSS RO is proud to receive this award as it highlights the agency’s thrust to uphold transparency and accountability as one of its guiding principles. The agency is fully aligned with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s commitment to safeguarding freedom of information across all government agencies.
Morever, the Office’s FOI Receiving Officer (FRO) Simon Efraim M. Borromeo was recognized as one of the Best FROs this year.
In 2021, the MWSS RO was recognized for the first time by FOI Philippines at the FOI Awards. Earlier this year, the MWSS RO’s information dissemination initiatives were also acknowledged at the Global Water Awards held in Berlin, Germany.
For more information about the MWSS RO, visit our website at https://ro.mwss.gov.ph