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QUEZON City, Philippines (January 10) – As of January of 2016, the total population of the Philippines reached 101,498,763 and the Bureau of Internal Revenue Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Nelson Aspe noted that thirty percent or thirty million of which are registered taxpayers. Taxes serve as the main source of our country’s revenue. Individual tax – along with other forms of taxes – is the fuel used by the Philippine government to support each and every […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a landmark freedom of information order to allow the public full access to government records for the first time, his spokesman said Sunday, in a move welcomed by transparency advocates. The executive order, providing for “full public disclosure and transparency” by government agencies, was signed by the firebrand leader on Saturday, his spokesman Martin Andanar said, just 25 days after taking office. Media and watchdog groups […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang expects the Executive Order (EO) on the Freedom of Information (FOI) to be signed on Friday, June 8 in line with the government’s policy of transparency. Presidential Communications Operation Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said that the draft EO on FOI would be ready Thursday night. Andanar earlier said the order would require government offices under the executive branch to release details of their transactions.
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has urged Congress to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. “To ensure the permanency of transparency policies, we urge Congress to pass the Freedom of Information Act,” the President said in his message to Congress when the proposed P3.002-trillion 2016 National Budget was submitted to the legislative body on Tuesday afternoon. The Department of Budget and Management submitted the proposed budget to Congress on behalf of President Aquino. […]
Manila, Philippines – In this era of critical governance reforms and their role in both mitigating corruption while promoting investment and competitiveness, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill is positioned to serve as a linchpin for sustainable transparency and development for the country. To provide a better understanding of FOI and its implications to our society, Asia Society Philippines, INCITEGov and Young Public Servants present Transparency 3.0 Freedom of Information: Asian Perspectives, Philippine Impact on […]
Manila, Philippines – A forum tackling the issue of Freedom of Information is set on Monday, December 1, at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati that will feature senators and speakers involved in the current FOI bill, as well as resource persons from other countries. The forum entitled “Transparency 3.0 Freedom of Information: Asian Perspectives, Philippine Impact” on December 1, 2014 will be held from 1PM to 5:30PM at the AIM in Makati. It will provide a […]
Signature Campaign for the FOI has already begun By: Leander Denver Garcia Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat has begun the Signature Campaign for the Freedom of Information Bill (FOI) to show the how widely the public supports this. This is to prove the arguments of the critics from Congress that the public has no interest whatsoever with the said bill. The FOI Sign-On Campaign will start in Ifugao Province and will follow in Baguio City after […]
