Palace not supporting FOI bill, say solons
By Karen Boncocan
Malacañang is not supporting the Freedom of Information Bill and key leaders of the House of Representatives are allegedly using the minority bloc to slow down its pace.
Malacañang is not supporting the Freedom of Information Bill and key leaders of the House of Representatives are allegedly using the minority bloc to slow down its pace.
Advocates of the freedom of information (FOI) bill are marching to Malacañang on Monday to press President Aquino to push for the passage of the bill in Congress.
Authors of the Freedom of Information Bill are gearing up to meet with President Benigno Aquino III next week in a bid to improve the measure’s chances of getting past deliberations at the House of Representatives.
The Freedom of Information Bill will now need President Benigno Aquino III’s certification, after the House of Representatives failed to tackle it during the first three session days this year, proponents of the bill said on Wednesday.
Youth advocates seeking transparency in government urged Friday the House of Representatives to pass the Freedom of Information Bill.
The Senate on Tuesday night approved on second reading a bill that would give every Filipino access to all government information. Only Senate Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, who was presiding over the session, and Senators Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Edgardo Angara were present on the floor when Senate Bill 3208, or “An Act Fortifying the People’s Right of Ownership over Information Held by the People’s Government,” was passed by the chamber Tuesday night.
It was unfortunate for organizers of the ninth Media Nation conference that the event was held on the third anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. The anniversary drew scores of media practitioners to the streets of Mendiola rather than the cushy confines of Tagaytay City hotel where the summit was held. A statement was released by [...]
After two years, the freedom of information (FOI) bill has finally managed to get past the committee level in the House of Representatives and without the controversial right-of-reply provision.
The consolidated version of 15 bills on the freedom of information was approved Monday by the House committee on public information.
The moment of truth for the freedom of information (FOI) bill will come this week when it is finally put on the table at the committee level, but it would have to hurdle major issues first, such as the contentious right-of-reply provision that some lawmakers want to include.
Like the Reproductive Health Bill, what the similarly controversial Freedom of Information Bill needs is a consensus between the supporters and opponents of the measure.
There is enough support to put the freedom of information (FOI) bill to a vote at the committee level even without having to hold a caucus of House leaders to discuss its contentious points, backers of the measure in and out of Congress said Monday.
There is enough support to put the freedom of information bill (FOI Bill) to a vote at the committee level even without having to hold a caucus of House leaders to discuss its contentious points, backers of the measure in and out of Congress said Monday.
