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Practice question: Right to Information (See also EO 2, s. 2016; RA 6713, Sec. 5(e))

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under EO No. 2, Section 10, may a covered office charge a fee merely for accepting an access request?
  1. No; acceptance is free, although reasonable permitted reproduction costs may be charged.
  2. Yes; it may demand any amount before receiving the paper.
  3. Yes; acceptance fees must always exceed copying costs.
  4. Yes; fees are unrestricted if a requester is persistent.
  5. No, because the order prohibits every possible reproduction charge.

Legal references

  • Executive Order No. 2, July 23, 2016, Sections 1 and 9-13: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo2016/eo_2_2016.html

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