HIGHLIGHTS: Senate hearing on the Freedom of Information bill

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A decade-old Freedom of Information (FOI) bill gains new significance in the face of the multi-billion-peso pork barrel scam

MANILA, Philippines – A decade-old Freedom of Information (FOI) bill gains new significance in the face of the multi-billion-peso pork barrel scam and its intricate web of corruption involving lawmakers, officials of government agencies, and fake non-governmental organizations.

The FOI aims to provide the public access to government documents and information in recognition of people’s right to know how policies are crafted and how public funds are spent.

After failing to hurdle the committee level at the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress, the bill has been re-filed with the Senate public information and mass media committee in the 16th Congress.

READ: ‘Ridiculous for FOI not to pass under Aquino’

Committee chairperson Grace Poe is conducting one more hearing on the bill before submitting a report to the plenary.

Watch highlights of the Senate session below.

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