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Will Speaker Nograles and his House ratify the Freedom of Information Bill?
When the leaders of the House of Representatives want a measure passed, we have seen them find a way. But when they want a measure aborted, they simply stay away and quibble about…
By Right To Know Right Now Coalition·June 6, 2010
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Right to information enables right to life, land, livelihood
THE URBAN poor evicted from their homes. The workers who were suddenly retrenched. The farmers who lost their land to a politician’s real estate firm. The indigenous peoples who…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·May 30, 2010
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Nograles, House dared: Lead, ratify FOI now!
FARMER Jose Rodito Angeles did not know that he had a right to own the land he has been tilling for ages until someone from a non-government organization told him about the…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·May 23, 2010
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The world awaits RP Freedom of Info Act
TODAY starts a series of mass actions by journalists, workers, students, professionals, business and church leaders, and civil-society groups in their vigorous final push for…
By Malou Mangahas·May 23, 2010
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Secret wealth? 5 top bets have undisclosed assets
THE PHILIPPINE PRESS, widely held to be the freest and most rambunctious in Southeast Asia, has no reason to boast and gloat as journalists across the globe observe World Press…
By Karol Ilagan·May 2, 2010
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The Justices’ SALNs: Secret!
SIX MONTHS AGO, the PCIJ filed a 19-page pleading with the Supreme Court requesting copies of the statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) and personal data sheets…
By Malou Mangahas·May 2, 2010
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Lawmakers urged: Ratify the Freedom of Information act now!
With just five Congress session days to go, a broad coalition of over 100 media, civil society and nongovernment organizations yesterday urged senators and congressmen to set aside…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·January 26, 2010
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Groups press Nograles: Pass Freedom of Info Act!
WITH just nine session days to go before the 14th Congress adjourns for the May 2010 elections, leaders of over 100 media and nongovernment organizations urged lawmakers to pass…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·January 10, 2010