Aquino pushes for FOI bill in 2016 budget

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Aquino pushes for FOI bill in 2016 budget

A day after his observed “silence” on the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill in his final State of the Nation Address, Aquino on Tuesday, July 28, urged Congress to pass the controversial measure. In his 2016 budget message, Aquino said the FOI bill needed to become law “to ensure the permanency of transparency policies.” Malacañang reiterated that the FOI bill remains a priority piece of legislation for President Aquino, despite languishing in Congress 5 years into the Aquino administration. Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo, an FOI advocate, welcomed Aquino’s push for the measure and said she was hopeful it would become law before a new president assumes power.

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