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Practice question: Powers and Duties of Public Officers

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Practice question

An agency completes its annual performance report on time but refuses all public access during office hours, citing only managerial convenience. How does Section 5(b) apply?
  1. The report must also be open and available during regular office hours
  2. Timely preparation eliminates the access duty
  3. The report may be permanently hidden
  4. Only suppliers may see it
  5. Public access is required only after ten years

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 6713: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html Sections 4(A)(a), (b), (e), (h), and 5(b)–(e).

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