Under COA Circular No. 2013-006 dated September 18, 2013, the requesting party or his authorized representative shall accomplish a Request Form; subscribe the same before the authorized officials of this Commission as provided in 3.1.1 of the Circular or a Notary Public; and present any two (2) valid IDs enumerated in 4.1.5 of the Circular. The Request Form or RF can be obtained from any COA Office or downloaded from the COA website.
The request shall cover all requests for documents/records/reports/decisions or other information in the custody or possession of this Commission or “its officials or employees by reason of their official functions shall be made accessible and available to every person in the manner provided herein during reasonable hours of working days and within the view of the custodian officer, subject to the limitations as provided under COA Circular No. 2013-006.