Capitol to expedite processing, regulate public access to info

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/26/2016

THE Cebu provincial government yesterday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to local government units to shorten processing time of permits and other requests from the public. Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino said while there are certain factors that…

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AT LAST

Carmel Loise Matus, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/24/2016

Henceforth, all government offices under the executive branch – from Malacañang down to the smallest office under it – are required to open up their records, transactions, contracts and all information related to their offices to any…

Cebu media groups laud Duterte for signing FOI order

Carmel Loise Matus 07/24/2016

CEBU CITY—Media groups in Cebu welcomed the move of President Rodrigo Duterte to sign an executive order on Freedom of Information (FOI). Elias Baquero, president of Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ) in Cebu, said the EO…

Strong media support

Editorial 07/08/2016

By this time or next week President Rodrigo Duterte may have made good on his promise to expand press freedom by signing an executive order granting freedom of information not only to media but to the public…

Duterte ready to launch FOI law; vows to stop media killings

07/04/2016

DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to issue an executive order (EO) that would implement the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) law. A Palace official on Sunday said that the new administration will issue an…

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