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A watered down Freedom of Information (FOI) bill

A watered down Freedom of Information (FOI) bill

Who needs a law to strangle our necks?

Early this year, Undersecretary Manolo Quezon of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office announced that President Benigno S. Aquino III finally gave marching orders for the passage of a Freedom on Information (FOI) Law. (Read Malacanang's primer on the substitute FOI Bill here.)

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“Kill-switch” in Quiapo feast depicts gov’t paranoia?

“Kill-switch” in Quiapo feast depicts gov’t paranoia?

The  Feast of the Black Nazarene , an already raucous affair, was further afflicted with a different kind of frenzy last January 9 after the Philippine government and military bared an  alleged possible terrorist attack on the annual event.

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PCIJ: SC justices, Ombudsman, House keep SALNs secret

PCIJ: SC justices, Ombudsman, House keep SALNs secret

Accused, accusers mock asset records law

By Malou Mangahas

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism



IN ONE of the eight articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, the 188 members of the House of Representatives who signed the complaint censured him for refusing to ...

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PH economy in 2011: The elusive “inclusive growth”

PH economy in 2011: The elusive “inclusive growth”

Government’s so-called “inclusive growth” outlined in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 rests on a target of 7 to 8 percent annual expansion in the gross domestic product (GDP). But due to various factors, GDP growth for 2011 – the first full year of the Aquino administration – is hoped ...

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Joint Statement on the Expiry of the Freeze Order on the Assets of the Ampatuans

Joint Statement on the Expiry of the Freeze Order on the Assets of the Ampatuans

Joint statement of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists Inc. and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on the Expiry of the Freeze Order on the Assets of the Ampatuans

2 December 2011

 


 

TODAY, December 2, 2011, the six-month freeze order that the Court of Appeals issued – on petiti...

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