International Community Awaits PNoy Action on FOI; Joins National Demand for Political Will
IN REMAINING for so long without a right to information law, the Philippines is failing to respect its role, as a Steering Committee member of...
FOI advocates from 40 countries write @noynoyaquino: Rush FOI Act
(Open Letter) 19 July 2012 His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines Malacañan Palace Manila Through: Hon. Florencio B. Abad Secretary Department...
FOI Coalition urges @noynoyaquino: Lead, Remember FOI in SONA
via the PCIJdot.org In the next fortnight on July 23, President Benigno S. Aquino III will deliver the state-of-the-nation address (SONA), his third as chief...
#FOInow: Advocates pushing for the passage of FOI bill, laud plenary endorsement in Senate
Following the Senate plenary endorsement on Monday, a coalition pushing for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill has dared the House of...
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...
Coalition fears “second death” of FOI bill, appeals to Evardone for Committee action
This is the press statement from the The Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition The Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition, a network of over...
As President Aquino defaults on FOI, Congress must now take the lead
Malacanang said that President Benigno S. Aquino III has approved in principle the passage of the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill pending several concerns...
FOI bill still not included in the list of priority bills
The controversial Freedom on Information (FOI) Bill failed again to make the list of priority bills during the second Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) meeting...
President Aquino’s e-governance and internet for all are misleading
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino today hit President Benigno Aquino III for his professed “internet for all” and “e-governance” commitment while “misallocating” a P1.16...
Accessing information tough task in the metro
By The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Last of Two Parts (First part is Access to info in Metro Manila THE apparent inability of majority...
On Freedom of Information- Access to info in Metro Manila
Opaque LGUs the norm in NCR By The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism First of Two Parts (Second Part is Accessing information tough task in...
On Philippine TV Weather Reporting
There was a time in Philippine TV history when Ernie Baron was considered the only face of weather news and trivia. During those unchallenged years,...
Dear Mr. President: Request for meeting on the Freedom of Information Bill
(Open Letter) 02 May 2011 His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines Malacañan Palace Manila Subject: Request for meeting on the Freedom...
Whither FOI? PNoy execs plead more time, dialogue
By Jaemark Tordecilla Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Last of Two Parts (Continuation from Part 1 – Access to information under PNoy : Some open...
One Year After the Elections: Where’s the FOI?
Indeed, a year has passed since the elections and Freedom of Information Bill is still hanging. Malou Mangahas sent me an email about the the...