Palace ‘optimistic’ 18th Congress will pass FOI bill ‘swiftly’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 03:25:14 +0000

Malacañang is “optimistic” that the 18th Congress will “swiftly” pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, one of the priority legislations of President Rodrigo Duterte that remains pending.

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Gov’t execs to brief Europe on Rappler rap

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 21:37:46 +0000

The government has dispatched a “press freedom caravan” to make the European media understand the “real nature” of the cyberlibel case of Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa who said the law was being weaponized against critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Palace awaits Congress leadership change in push for FOI bill – exec

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:39:03 +0000

Palace awaits Congress leadership change in push for FOI bill – exec

A Palace official said Malacañang would push the FOI bill in the next Congress when the legislature gets new leaders.

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