RECEIVING OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

All incoming official documents/communication shall be properly received and recorded at the Records Office. The receiving personnel shall sort communications by source or origin, described and defined as routine or non-routine communication. Routine communication are those of ordinary interest, intended for information dissemination purposes only, that requires ordinary action and does not need any reply, not urgent and are not time bound.  Non-routine communication are rush or urgent, pertaining to policies, programs and projects of the Department, from high ranking officials, that are significant or important, require important action to protect the interest of the government or private persons, and involve national security which are classified “Top Secret”, “Secret”, “Restricted” or “Confidential”. Non-routine mails and communications should be given priority. All incoming communications shall be routed to the concerned action offices, properly acknowledged.

 

Office or Division: Records Unit
Classification: Simple
Type of Transaction: G2C – Government to Citizen
Who may avail: All
CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS WHERE TO SECURE
Prescribed transmittal of incoming official documents Client
Authorization letter for the liaison officer/personnel Client
CLIENT

STEPS

AGENCY

ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID SUBSTANTIVE COMPLIANCE COST PROCESSING TIME REQUIRED NO. OF SIGNATURES PERSON RESPONSIBLE
1.  Submit official documents together with duly accomplished prescribed transmittal form 1.1   Receive official documents with transmittal None None 2 minutes Client

 

Records Personnel

1.2   Check the completeness of the documents None None 2 minutes Records Personnel
1.3   Check for the veracity and authenticity of signature None None 2 minutes Records Personnel
1.4   Look for the authorization letter from head of originating office None None 2 minutes Records Personnel
1.5   Stamp received and put into the Record Book None None 10 minutes Records Personnel
1.6   Classify documents for routing None None 5 minutes Records Personnel
1.7   List documents to record book of a certain offices None None 5 minutes Records Personnel
1.8   Route official documents to the office/personnel concern None None 10 minutes Records Personnel
1.9   Have sign the receiving personnel on the record book None None 5 minutes 1 Records Personnel
Total: None None 42 minutes 1
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