With City Information Officer Mendry-Ann Lim and CIO personnel and Basilan District 1 Board Member Amin Hataman, the delegation was welcomed by Pasig City Administrator Atty. Jeronimo Manzanero, and Pasig City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Officer Mr. Christian Allen Echeche. This was immediately followed by a discussion by Pasig City Information Officer Winnie Dimanlig on their best practices of the Freedom of Information (FOI), including their nationally acclaimed Ugnayan sa Pasig (USAP) program. Acting Pasig City Public Information Office head Ron Christian Angeles meanwhile presented the city’s “Umaagos ang Pag-asa” branding scheme and his office’s various functions.

In closing, Pasig City Vice Mayor Robert Jaworski, Jr. joined the group during their brief visit in the Pasig City Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall.

The benchmarking activity of the City Information Office with the Local Government Unit of Pasig City centered on emulating ways and means on promoting accountability and transparency in public information as public service.