We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Senate committee approves FOI bill The Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media has approved the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill and will submit its report next week, said committee chairperson Senator Grace Poe. In the second and final hearing on the measure last September 18, Poe said she will sponsor the bill for... FOI will be passed in the 16th Congress, says Poe Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, is confident that the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill will be passed in the 16th Congress. During the Senate hearing last September 4, the first under the 16th Congress, Poe said that the bill is long... R2KRN: FOI advocates joining Luneta indignation on budget scam CMFR is a member of the Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN)—a network of about 160 organizations and individuals from various social sectors and civil society groups, which have long been campaigning for the passage of a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition... Our dream, our rightPass the People’s FOI Act now! Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition statement. Journalists barred from covering election canvass Some journalists say they’re being barred from covering the canvassing of votes for the 2013 Philippine midterm elections in two areas. FOI in ICU: A Call for Rescue by P-Noy THE FREEDOM of Information (FOI) Bill is on the throes of death. With just six session days left before the House of Representatives adjourns for the May 2013 election campaign, one and only one miracle could save it from certain perdition -- a certification on the urgency of its immediate... POOLED EDITORIAL: Take a stand, don’t cop out on FOI IT IS the season of elections and all political parties and candidates are wont to spin a slew of promises yet again in their drive for votes. Nine-Day People’s Vigil for FOIStart FOI debate today (Jan. 21), advocates urge Belmonte, Gonzales THE BROAD coalition of Freedom of Information (FOI) advocates on Sunday urged Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II to allow the sponsorship and start plenary debates today, Monday, on the FOI bill. FOI: foiled again AS THE 15th Congress prepared to adjourn on Dec. 22 for the year-end holidays, the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill remains stalled in the legislative process. FOI Bill: Certify Urgent! THE FREEDOM of Information bill (FOI) in the Senate and in the House of Representatives has advanced despite the odds, having passed the respective committees. FOI is now at a critical juncture, which will determine its passage in this 15thCongress. « Previous1234Next »
