Archive | June 4, 2012

Honasan on the FOI Bill , the Senate Bill 3208 or POGI Act of 2012

“only when people are empowered with information can there be genuine democracy” Senator Gringo Honasan Sen. Honasan sponsored the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill or the People’s Ownership of Government Information (POGI) Act of 2012. The general principles on FOI have been declared by the United Nations and international treaties but national laws have to [...]

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Sen. @piacayetano bats for ‘smoke-free schools’ for 21.5M students as classes reopen

Senator Pia S. Cayetano has called for the stricter enforcement of no-smoking regulations in all public and private schools across the country as 21.5 million students troop to their classes beginning June 4. “June marks the resumption of classes, but not too many people are aware that it is also observed as ‘No-Smoking Month’ nationwide,” [...]

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