In an article written by Pia Ranada on Rappler: In another blow to transparency, the Palace leaves it up to officials whether or not to disclose their government appointment President Rodrigo Duterte's Malacañang has, for months, stopped proactively making public the appointment papers of new government officials. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque confirmed there was such a policy on Thursday, September 3, during a virtual press briefing. "Before, we’d post it. Now our policy in the OPS (Office of the Presidential Spokesperson) is it's up to the official to post it if they want. We just have to confirm if an appoinment has been made," said Roque. He was being asked to confirm if former National Bureau of Investigation chief Dante Gierran has been issued appointment papers because Gierran, said earlier on Thursday that he had not received them yet. The policy taking away proactive disclosure of appointments apparently came from Executive Secretary Salvador Medial
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