Since the program’s inception in 2017, USeP’s newly elected President and FOI Champion, Dr. Bonifacio G. Gabales, Jr., has continued to uphold the University’s commitment to good governance, accountability, and transparency through the FOI.

As of 𝟑𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, the University has received and processed 𝟔𝟔𝟒 FOI requests. 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝟓𝟗𝟓) of these were successfully provided; 𝟓𝟎 were denied since the requests were either under the FOI exceptions list or were considered invalid; 𝟏𝟑 were referred to another government agency since the requested information was not being handled, maintained, or stored by the University; 𝐨𝐧𝐞 was ongoing or in the process; and 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 were closed since the requesting party failed to provide the information needed for clarification 60 calendar days after the “Awaiting Clarification” status.