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The News Sources & Their
Protection

   The Source-Reporter relationship
   The Sotto Law
   Anonymous Source vs. Confidential

    Source
   Children and Women Protection Laws
   Public and Private Documents
DOCUMENTS
 Public or Private?
The Paper Trail
   One of the investigative trail in IJ
   Documentary research
   Involves the use of public & private
    records
   Classified as Primary and Secondary
    sources
   Types of Documents: Public Records
    and Non-Public Records
Classification of Documents
Sources
   Primary Source : unpublished
    documents (Public & Non-Public)
Classification of Documents
Sources
   Primary Source : unpublished
    documents (Public & Non-Public)
   Secondary Source : previously
    published books, reports, articles, etc.
Classification of Documents
Sources
   Primary Source : unpublished
    documents (Public & Non-Public)
   Secondary Source : previously
    published books, reports, articles, etc.
         Newspapers & other periodicals
         Corporate Reports
         Directories & Yearbooks
         Biographies & Family Genealogies
         Specialized Publications: Industry studies,
          donor reports, etc.
Newspapers
Classification of Documents
Sources
   Primary Source : unpublished
    documents (Public & Non-Public)
   Secondary Source : previously
    published books, reports, articles, etc.
         Newspapers & other periodicals
         Corporate Reports
         Directories & Yearbooks
         Biographies & Family Genealogies
         Specialized Publications: Industry studies,
          donor reports, etc.
Corporate Reports
Classification of Documents
Sources
   Primary Source : unpublished
    documents (Public & Non-Public)
   Secondary Source : previously
    published books, reports, articles, etc.
         Newspapers & other periodicals
         Corporate Reports
         Directories & Yearbooks
         Biographies & Family Genealogies
         Specialized Publications: Industry studies,
          donor reports, etc.
Directories
Directories
YearBooks
Classification of Documents
                          1- Helps you know:
     Sources               the subject
What is secondary                         the law/procedures
  sources for?                            the structures and
        Primary Source :        unpublishedprocesses
         documents
                                   2- So you know how
        Secondary Source : previouslyto proceed
         published books, reports, articles, etc.
              Newspapers & other periodicals
              Corporate Reports
              Directories & Yearbooks
              Biographies & Family Genealogies
              Specialized Publications: Industry studies,
               donor reports, etc.
Types of Primary
Documents
                                          Company
   PUBLIC Documents:                     websites,
                                         publications
         Corporate Records
         Property Records              SE
         SALN                          C

         Court Records
         Audit Reports
         Budgets
         Contracts
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents
                                        Assessors
   PUBLIC Documents:                     Office

         Corporate Records
         Property Records                     Registry
         SALN                                 of Deeds

         Court Records
         Audit Reports
         Budgets
         Contracts
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents
                                        Office of the
                                        Ombudsman
   PUBLIC Documents:
         Corporate Records
         Property Records
         SALN
         Court Records
                                             Clerk of
         Audit Reports                     Court of the
         Budgets                            Supreme
                                              Court
         Contracts
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents
                                             Clerk of
   PUBLIC Documents:                       Court or the
                                             Criminal
         Corporate Records                   Record
         Property Records                   Section
         SALN
         Court Records
         Audit Reports                  Prosecutors
                                            Office
         Budgets
                                        (Receiving/Filin
         Contracts                        g Clerk)
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents
   PUBLIC Documents:
         Corporate Records
         Property Records
         SALN
                                        COA
         Court Records
         Audit Reports
         Budgets                             LGU

         Contracts
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents
   PUBLIC Documents:
         Corporate Records
         Property Records
         SALN
         Court Records
         Audit Reports                 DBM

         Budgets
         Contracts
                                              LGU
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents
   PUBLIC Documents:
         Corporate Records
         Property Records
         SALN
                                        Contractors
         Court Records                  Agency
                                          LGU
         Audit Reports                 Legislative
         Budgets                        Council

         Contracts
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents
   PUBLIC Documents:
         Corporate Records
         Property Records
         SALN
         Court Records
         Audit Reports                 COMELEC
         Budgets
         Contracts
         Election & Campaign Records
Types of Primary
Documents                                     source: pcij

   Non-PUBLIC Documents:
       Investigative files
           Pending Administrative Cases @ the Ombudsman
           Juvenile Court Records
           On-going police investigations
       Intelligence reports
           Classified/Top Secret files
       Bank records
       Income tax returns
       Credit investigations
       Medical/psychiatric files
       Other Personal Records
           Birth Certificate
           201 File
           Pay Slips
When youre denied a public
record                              source: pcij



   Assert your right to information. (When
    laws guarantee access)
   Follow-up. Follow-up. Follow-up.
   Write a demand letter to the agency and
    quote the law.
   If there are disciplining agencies, let the
    instance known to them.
   Another person or office could have a copy.
    Remember that these documents often
    have more than one copy.
Obstacles to access to
information remain                source: pcij



   Culture of secrecy
   Political intervention
   Lack of public information about 
   the right to information
   procedures to access information
   Unclear/undefined laws and procedures
   Inadequate/undeveloped information
    infrastructure
Documents are precious, but
                           source: pcij



   Be cautious: Avoid being rash and
    jumping to conclusions
   Documents can contain information
    that may already be pass辿
   Even if published, information must
    be verified
   Remember that documents, like
    people, can lie

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  • 1. The News Sources & Their Protection The Source-Reporter relationship The Sotto Law Anonymous Source vs. Confidential Source Children and Women Protection Laws Public and Private Documents
  • 3. The Paper Trail One of the investigative trail in IJ Documentary research Involves the use of public & private records Classified as Primary and Secondary sources Types of Documents: Public Records and Non-Public Records
  • 4. Classification of Documents Sources Primary Source : unpublished documents (Public & Non-Public)
  • 5. Classification of Documents Sources Primary Source : unpublished documents (Public & Non-Public) Secondary Source : previously published books, reports, articles, etc.
  • 6. Classification of Documents Sources Primary Source : unpublished documents (Public & Non-Public) Secondary Source : previously published books, reports, articles, etc. Newspapers & other periodicals Corporate Reports Directories & Yearbooks Biographies & Family Genealogies Specialized Publications: Industry studies, donor reports, etc.
  • 8. Classification of Documents Sources Primary Source : unpublished documents (Public & Non-Public) Secondary Source : previously published books, reports, articles, etc. Newspapers & other periodicals Corporate Reports Directories & Yearbooks Biographies & Family Genealogies Specialized Publications: Industry studies, donor reports, etc.
  • 10. Classification of Documents Sources Primary Source : unpublished documents (Public & Non-Public) Secondary Source : previously published books, reports, articles, etc. Newspapers & other periodicals Corporate Reports Directories & Yearbooks Biographies & Family Genealogies Specialized Publications: Industry studies, donor reports, etc.
  • 14. Classification of Documents 1- Helps you know: Sources the subject What is secondary the law/procedures sources for? the structures and Primary Source : unpublishedprocesses documents 2- So you know how Secondary Source : previouslyto proceed published books, reports, articles, etc. Newspapers & other periodicals Corporate Reports Directories & Yearbooks Biographies & Family Genealogies Specialized Publications: Industry studies, donor reports, etc.
  • 15. Types of Primary Documents Company PUBLIC Documents: websites, publications Corporate Records Property Records SE SALN C Court Records Audit Reports Budgets Contracts Election & Campaign Records
  • 16. Types of Primary Documents Assessors PUBLIC Documents: Office Corporate Records Property Records Registry SALN of Deeds Court Records Audit Reports Budgets Contracts Election & Campaign Records
  • 17. Types of Primary Documents Office of the Ombudsman PUBLIC Documents: Corporate Records Property Records SALN Court Records Clerk of Audit Reports Court of the Budgets Supreme Court Contracts Election & Campaign Records
  • 18. Types of Primary Documents Clerk of PUBLIC Documents: Court or the Criminal Corporate Records Record Property Records Section SALN Court Records Audit Reports Prosecutors Office Budgets (Receiving/Filin Contracts g Clerk) Election & Campaign Records
  • 19. Types of Primary Documents PUBLIC Documents: Corporate Records Property Records SALN COA Court Records Audit Reports Budgets LGU Contracts Election & Campaign Records
  • 20. Types of Primary Documents PUBLIC Documents: Corporate Records Property Records SALN Court Records Audit Reports DBM Budgets Contracts LGU Election & Campaign Records
  • 21. Types of Primary Documents PUBLIC Documents: Corporate Records Property Records SALN Contractors Court Records Agency LGU Audit Reports Legislative Budgets Council Contracts Election & Campaign Records
  • 22. Types of Primary Documents PUBLIC Documents: Corporate Records Property Records SALN Court Records Audit Reports COMELEC Budgets Contracts Election & Campaign Records
  • 23. Types of Primary Documents source: pcij Non-PUBLIC Documents: Investigative files Pending Administrative Cases @ the Ombudsman Juvenile Court Records On-going police investigations Intelligence reports Classified/Top Secret files Bank records Income tax returns Credit investigations Medical/psychiatric files Other Personal Records Birth Certificate 201 File Pay Slips
  • 24. When youre denied a public record source: pcij Assert your right to information. (When laws guarantee access) Follow-up. Follow-up. Follow-up. Write a demand letter to the agency and quote the law. If there are disciplining agencies, let the instance known to them. Another person or office could have a copy. Remember that these documents often have more than one copy.
  • 25. Obstacles to access to information remain source: pcij Culture of secrecy Political intervention Lack of public information about the right to information procedures to access information Unclear/undefined laws and procedures Inadequate/undeveloped information infrastructure
  • 26. Documents are precious, but source: pcij Be cautious: Avoid being rash and jumping to conclusions Documents can contain information that may already be pass辿 Even if published, information must be verified Remember that documents, like people, can lie