Tag: Freedom of Information bill

THE Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill, bypassed by the legislature multiple times, gains wider support under the 20th Congress. This as Deputy Minority Leader Zia...

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President Rodrigo Duterte is not giving up on freedom of information bill—and may “tweak” or veto proposed legislation to ban the practice of terminating...

A lawmaker has refiled a bill which aims to strengthen the people’s right to information, otherwise known as the Freedom of Information bill. Rep. Raul...

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THE right of the people to know how their government operates is enshrined in the 1987 Constitution, which states that citizens must be given...

WITH three session days left before Congress goes on a month-long Christmas break, the House is rushing the passage of the amended sin tax...

CONGRESS may not be able to pass the long-delayed Freedom of Information bill this year because lawmakers will be preoccupied with passing next year’s...

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The two presidential debates in Cagayan de Oro and Cebu provided leading candidates Mayor Digong Duterte and Senator Grace Poe the opportunity to commit...