00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. attended the Open Government Partnership Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting
00:06to discuss the challenges that each region is facing in the country.
00:11Clayzel Cordilla with the report.
00:16Open and fair administration.
00:19That is the direction of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:23that he gave in the Open Government Partnership or OGP Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting
00:29The Philippines is the host of the OGP International Gathering and Initiative
00:34that aims to make the government's service to the public transparent, accountable, and effective.
00:41That is through the opening of the door of the government to civil society groups
00:47in the formation of policies, projects, and programs of the government.
00:52We want every budget allocation, policy decision, and program implementation
00:57to involve public participation.
01:00All in pursuit to the empowerment and to the upliftment of our people.
01:05Under the new Philippines, the executive branch of the government
01:11that oversees the Open Government,
01:14including the digitalization of government agencies to open the red tape,
01:19to eliminate repeated expenses,
01:21to correctly and properly manage the fund of the government.
01:25The new Government Procurement Act was also passed
01:29that obliges the public to provide information to the products or services that the government will buy
01:35to avoid corruption.
01:37Under the Executive Order No. 31 of 2023,
01:41the institutionalization of the Philippine Open Government Partnership
01:46that supports the open and responsible government
01:50and resulted in the Philippine economy
01:53being the 13th in 100 countries leading
01:57in public participation in Southeast Asia.
02:02Through these efforts, we have been recognized globally.
02:06These initiatives stem from our belief that by creating spaces
02:10for civic engagement at all levels of our society,
02:14we can truly create transformative and impactful changes
02:18down to the grassroots level.
02:20Four thousand government officials,
02:23leaders of civil society and policy makers
02:26from all over the world
02:29attend high-level meetings,
02:31breakout sessions,
02:32and side events that address the economy,
02:35the fight against corruption,
02:37and digitalization.
02:39Glazel Pordilia for Pagbansang TV in the new Philippines.
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