National Museum of the Philippines

Malay 09:48 AM, Oct 25, 2023

October 25, 2023

Dear Ruzzel,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 23, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for SIRE CRITERIA FOR MUSEUMS IN METRO MANILA.

We received your request on Oct 23, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 13, 2023 05:11:06 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHwsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEk5hdE11LTc0NzM1OTE5MzkyOAw, for request with ticket number #NatMu-747359193928.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Abby Joy Malay
FOI Officer

Crelencia 10:14 AM, Oct 26, 2023

October 26, 2023

Dear Ruzzel Tomagan,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 23, 2023 05:11:06 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for SIRE [SITE] CRITERIA FOR MUSEUMS IN METRO MANILA.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of [some/most/all] of the information you requested.

Please be informed that museums in the country and around the world vary in size and design depending on the nature and type of each one's collections, target visitors, plans and objectives in terms of collections management, exhibition and access. To support this statement, you may want to check the following references at the Central Library and Archives (CLAS) of the National Museum of the Philippines :

Caberoy, F. F. (1997). Standard museum documentation practices of Philippine museums. National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Comparative museology and museography in ASEAN. (1997). Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Committee on Culture and Information.

National Museum of the Philippines Annual Reports.

Pantalony, R. E. (2007). WIPO guide on managing intellectual property for museums. World Intellectual Property Organization.

You may also check this online reference : 

International Council of Museums (2004). Running a museum : a Practical handbook. Paris : ICOM

CLAS is open Mondays-Fridays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is located at the  Ground Floor of the National Museum of Anthropology, Museum Complex, Manila.

Additionally, you may want to inquire for additional references from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts through the National Committee on Museums through email, ncca.paio@gmail.com

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to <Director-General Jeremy R. Barns, inquiry@nationalmuseum.gov.ph>. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.


If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Anne Rosette Crelencia
FOI Receiving Officer