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Updates on the Freedom of Information Bill

The Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition, a network of more than 100 organizations from various sectors that has long been pushing for the passage of the Freedom of Information Act shares some updates on the status of the Freedom of Information bill. > There are 15 FOI bills filed and referred to the House [...]

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Proposed substitute Freedom of Information bill of 2012 from @govph

This is the government’s version of the Freedom of Information bill. President Aquino announced a proposed Freedom of Information bill on February 3. The draft was transmitted “by the Secretary of Budget and Management to administration coalition allies in the House of Representatives. This FOI bill is an integral element of the Aquino Good Governance [...]

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Proposed Cyber Crime bills

There are just too versions of the Philippine Cybercrime bill. Like Carlo Ople, I believe the section on child pornography is long overdue. There are just so many webcams out there featuring kids. What worries me is the implementation. The internet’s strength was its open nature. Will it be like Tonyo says an “MTRCB for [...]

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