04/02/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly [127] Vide Chavez v. Public Estates Authority, supra note 122. [128] V RECORD, CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION 25 (September 24, 1986). [129] V RECORD, CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION 28-29 (September 24, 1986). The phrase "safeguards on national interest" that may be provided by law was subsequently replaced by "reasonable conditions," as proposed by Commissioner Davide [vide V RECORD, CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION 30 (September 24, 1986)]. [130] In Chavez v. National Housing Authority, G.R. No. 164527, August 15, 2007, 530 SCRA 235, 331, the Court stated: x x x The duty to disclose covers only transactions involving public interest, while the duty to allow access has a broader scope of information which embraces not only transactions involving public interest, but any matter contained in official communications and public documents of the government agency. (Underscoring supplied) [131] Valmonte v. Belmonte, Jr., supra note 119. [132] V RECORD, CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION 28, 30 (September 24, 1986). [133] Supra note 55. [134] EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 3 (2001), Sec. 3 (a). [135] EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 3 (2001), Sec. 4 (b). [136] Respondents' Memorandum of September 24, 2008, p. 44. [137] EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 3 (2001), Sec. 5 (b), par. 6. [138] EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 3 (2001), Sec. 8, see also Sec. 10. [139] Cf. Garcia v. Board of Investments, G.R. No. 88637, September 7, 1989, 177 SCRA 374, 382-384 where it was held that the Omnibus Investment Code of 1987 mandates the holding of consultations with affected communities, whenever necessary, on the acceptability of locating the registered enterprise within the community. [140] In their Memorandum, respondents made allegations purporting to show that consultations were conducted on August 30, 2001 in Marawi City and Iligan City, on September 20, 2001 in Midsayap, Cotabato, and on January 18-19, 2002 in Metro Manila. (Memorandum of September 24, 2008, p. 13) [141] Cf. Chavez v. Public Estates Authority, supra note 120. [142] REPUBLIC ACT No. 7160, Sec. 2(c). elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/47263 61/203