freedom of information

May 18, 2012 0

The urgency of having an FOI law and the Right of Reply

As part of his campaign promises, President Aquino had promised to make the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) an administration priority. A year and a half into his administration, he approves the [read more]

February 15, 2012 0

FOI advocates welcome @PresidentNoy endorsement of proposed FOI bill

The Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition welcomes the recent public endorsement by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III of the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) law and the release of the [read more]

February 3, 2012 0

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 [read more]

July 29, 2011 0

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 of Metro Manila local governments to respond [read more]

July 21, 2011 0

Palace to ensure “happy balance” on FOI Bill

While he failed to include the bill on the list of priority measures at the first Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, the administration of President Benigno “NoyNoy” Aquino III [read more]

May 3, 2011 0

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 of Information Bill Dear Mr. [read more]

May 1, 2011 0

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 FOI Bill. I wrote about President Aquino’s [read more]

February 10, 2011 0

Freedom of Information critical in addressing corruption

Amid an ongoing congressional investigation on deep-rooted corruption in the military, the Right to Know! Right now! Coalition appealed to President Aquino to reconsider inclusion of the Freedom of [read more]