Philippines’ Open Government Journey
As a founding member of OGP, the Philippines has long been a leader in open government. In this report, learn how the national government and OGP Local members have advanced open government reform since 2011.
Current Action Plan
2023-2027
Action Plan 6
- Number of Commitments: 10
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
The Philippines’ sixth action plan intends to open large government infrastructure projects to public monitoring and progress local-level access to justice and freedom of information efforts. Its commitments could go further to take advantage of the new four-year implementation period. Political transitions delayed the co-creation process, but multi-stakeholder engagement remained high, and an executive order institutionalized expansion of the multi-stakeholder forum. (More)
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Contact
Point of Contact
Atty. Jose Miguel B. Solis Acting Director, PH-OGP Project Management Office, Department of Budget and Management [email protected]
Resources
- Public Purpose: Civil Service Insights on Beneficial Ownership Data
2025, Research Product, Web page
- Philippines Action Plan Review 2023-2027
2024, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines Action Plan Review 2023-2027 – For Public Comment
2024, Report Comments, Web page
- Philippines Action Plan 2023-2027 (December)
2024, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines Results Report 2019-2022
2023, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines Results Report 2019-2022 – For Public Comment
2023, Report Comments, Web page
- Philippines – Contrary to Process Letter (February 2023)
2023, Letter, Web page
- Philippines End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2019-2022
2023, Self Assessment, Web page
- Philippines Co-Creation Brief 2022
2022, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines Design and Implementation Report 2017-2019
2021, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines Design Report 2019-2021
2021, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines Design and Implementation Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
- Philippines 2019-2021 Design Report – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
- Borongan – Letter of Support
2021, Letter, Web page
- South Cotabato Design Report 2018-2020
2020, IRM Report, Web page
- South Cotabato Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Web page
- Philippines End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2017-2019
2020, Self Assessment, Web page
- Philippines Action Plan 2019-2022
2019, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2017-2019
2018, Self Assessment, Web page
- Early Results of Open Government Partnership Initiatives (2018)
2018, Research Product, Web page
- South Cotabato Action Plan 2018-2020
2018, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines End-of-Term Report 2015-2017
2018, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines End-of-Term Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Web page
- South Cotabato, Philippines – Letter of Intent to Join OGP (March 2018)
2018, Letter, Web page
- Philippines End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2015-2017
2017, Self Assessment, Web page
- Philippines Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017
2017, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines 2017-2019 Action Plan (Updated)
2017, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment
2017, Report Comments, Web page
- Philippines End of Term Report 2013-2015
2017, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines Mid-term Self-Assessment 2015-17
2016, Self Assessment, Web page
- Learning to Open Government: Findings and Reflections on how the OGP is playing out, in practice, in five countries
2016, Research Product, Web page
- Philippines Self-Assessment Report
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
- Philippines National Action Plan 2015-2017
2015, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines National Action Plan 2013-2015 Summary
2015, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines Progress Report 2013-2015
2015, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines Action Plan 2014
2015, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines – First National Action Plan – 2012-2013
2015, Action Plan, Web page
- Philippines First Progress Report 2011-2013
2015, IRM Report, Web page
- Philippines SC Application Letter
2015, Letter, Web page
- Open Government Awards Booklet
2015, Web page
- Enhancing citizen engagement with open government data
2015, Research Product, Web page
- Case Study (2013): Promoting Good Local Governance through Performance-Based Grants in the Philippines
2013, Research Product, Web page
Commitment Performance
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
How to Get More Starred Commitments
Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.
Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
OGP Global Report Data
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
Action implications
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
IRM-based findings
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Civic Space
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
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