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GMA - EO 608, Access To Information

1) This executive order establishes a national government security clearance system for personnel with access to classified matters. 2) It mandates that all government agencies implement security clearance procedures to vet personnel who have access to classified information. 3) It creates an interim security clearance process conducted by individual agencies, and a second-level security clearance process conducted by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency that can grant access to highly classified information.

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GMA - EO 608, Access To Information

1) This executive order establishes a national government security clearance system for personnel with access to classified matters. 2) It mandates that all government agencies implement security clearance procedures to vet personnel who have access to classified information. 3) It creates an interim security clearance process conducted by individual agencies, and a second-level security clearance process conducted by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency that can grant access to highly classified information.

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MALACANANG

MANILA

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EXECUTIVEORDERNO, ~
ESTABLISHING
,FOrt

A NATIONAL

GOVeRNMeNT

SECURITY CLEARANCE SYSTEM

peRSONNel.

WITH

Access

TO

ClASI1PIBD MA,TTIRSAND FOROTHII' PURPOI.I

WI"I~r{r:AS, the gov8rhlT1ont is alwaye at C:(:)f1SI:nrll r191<of b(3lflg


In(:lltrated by a group or IndIvidual for a purpose which Is Irllmlcal to

national interest;
WHEREAS, these groups/individuals
rely on infiltrating
and/or
developing
contacts
within
the bureaucracy
to be their source of
intelligenc~
and other relevant information,
particularly
on classified or
sensitive
Information
and materials
in order to accomplish
their

unlawful objectives;
WHEREAS; it is the duty and responsibility
of all government
departments,
agencies
and offices to implement
security
measures
that wili protect and ensure the integrity
and sanctity
of classified or
sen~i/tlve materials
or information
they have access to ot in their

possession;
WHEREAS, Memorandum Circular No. 78 dated August 14, 1978
and Memorandum
Circular No. 196 dated July 19, 1968 were
promulgated to ensure against unauthorized access or disclosure of
information and classified matters which could cause grave damage to
the government or national interest;
WHEREAS, there .is a need to develop
and InstitutIonalIze
a
uniform
Security Clearance System that is national in scope to cover
all government
personnel
who by reason of their function
or their
office have access or can have "access to classified
information
ordocuments;

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NOW,
THEREFORE,
I,
GLORIA
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO,
President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in orne by the Constitutjon, do hereby order and direct the

following:

I'

Section 1. Institution

of an Interim

security

Clearance

a. All heads of government offices or agencies handling or


having access to classified matters shall strictly implement
and
institutionalize the security clearance procedure approved by the Office
of the National
Security
Adviser regarding
the conduct of a
comprehensive background investigation on their personnel who by
reason of their duty Ol~employment, have access to classified matters
as defined under Memorandum
Circular No. 78 as amended by
Memorandum Circular No. 196 dated July 19, 1968. It is only after
passing the said security clearance procedure can the department,
agency or office Issue an Interim Security Clearance In favor of said
employee.
Only the head of the department,
agency or office
concerned or their designated representative
can issue the Interim
Security Clearance.
b. The heads of departments
and/or agencies of the government
or their designated
agent~) or instrumentalities,
shall before issuance of
, the Interim
Security
Clearance,
issue a certification
that after strictly
complying.
with the security
clearance
procedure,
the officer
or
employee
is cleared ,to
have access to classified
matters
indicating
therein the level of such access or category of classified information
to
whi<;:h
'Such personnel is authorized
to have access.
.,
c. Each departm{~nt,
agency or office of the government
granting
the Interim Security Clearance shall establish and maintain
a Security
Investigation
Index for all personnel
granted
such Interim
Security
Clearance. The records of investigation(s)
and the kind of clearance(s)
issued shall be made a permanent
part of the personnel's
201 file. The
Index
shall contain
tht.:'~ date of the investigation,
the type
of
investigation
conducted,
Ithe location of the investigative
file, the date
the clearance
was grarJt~ed, the signature
of the authority
granting
such clearance and the c;ategory or level of classified matters to which
such personnel is authol-lzed to have access.

J1t.

d. The Ileads or departments and/or agencies ehl.111deslgnDte e


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maintaining

the

security

clearance

system

In

their

respective

jurisdiction.
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~.

e. Personnel granted an Interim Security Clearance or Security


Clearance shall not disclose, "'share, publish or use the information
contained in the classified documents or materials in any way that
violates the clearance issued to them or without proper authority.
Section 2. Institution

of Security

Clearance

a. The head of the department,


agency or office of the
government
or their designated representatives
shall forward the
names of their personnel granted an Interim Security Clearance which
have access to materials classified as Secret and above to the Office of
the National Security Adviser/Office of the National Security Director
(ONSA/ONSD), through the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
(NICA). The NICA, on its own or upon request, shall subject to further
background investigation
any personnel granted' an Interim Security
Clearance. The NICA may request the assistance of any government
dor)f1rt:menl:, nyency or orrico In the performance of this func;tlon,
0. "111eNICA, upon pruceQBlng ot tilt.' Information
obl:f1lnt1d, f:lh~11
fo'"wnrd 1'~8reromrnendf:1tlor)5
f(lr t:he 18ftUnrll::e of EI Secut'\\y CIB~rt)rl{:(;)
gronllr)CJ l:\ccess on fI I'need to I<now" bElsls to materials
classifIed as
Sol:r(:lt a'lc:1 nl:love or' nonwlSSU~1nce I:herc!of' to the aNSA/aNSa
for
approval.
All decisions
liy the ONSA/ONSD
In this regord, Including
the validity
period
for any Security
Clearance
Issued,
shall be
forwarded
to the department,
agency
or office concerned
for its
information 'and implementation.
;,

c. The Security Clearance issued by the ONSAjONSD


remain valid until its expiration unless revoked earlier.

shall

Section 3. Appeal
A party desiring to appeal the decision of the ONSAjONSD
may
file their appeal to the Office of the President in accordance with law.

Section 4. Limitation

Clause

The provisions of this Order shall apply to government


personnel
with access to or are handling
classified
documents
and all those
contemplated
to be granted such authority.

Section 5. Implementing
i -:I
n'

t7

fJ,~
CERT1f1

Guidelines

a. The NICA, in coordination with the Intelligence Community


and relevant
departments
and agencies,
shall formulate
the
Implementing
Rules and Regdlations subject to the approval of the
National Intelligence Board (NIB) for the effective implementation
of
this Order.
.
b. For this purpose, NICA shall undertake measures to acquire
the capability to accomplish its task as mandated in this program.
Section 6. Administrative

Liability

Any unauthorized disclosure, sharing, publication or use of the


information contained in the classified documents or materials shall be
considered a grave offense and shall be punishable in accordance with
civil service rules and regulations.
The filing of an administrative case
against an erring personnel or officer does not preclude the filing Of
any other appropriate criminal or civil case for the same violation/so
Section 7. Repeal

or Amendment

All issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive


Order shall be deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 8. Effectivity
.This
-/

Executive
Order shall take effect fifteen
in two (2) newspaper of general circulation.

DONE in the City of Manila, this.


of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven,

30th

(15)

days

afterpublication

day of March in the year

/A

By the President:

...L- .
R RAMI'fA
.,r"
l:xeClJtlve Sec.:,-etary

EDCOP~:

MARIANITOM. DIMAAND~
DIRECT1JR
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MAL~.CAN~f,.~~~~

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