FOI Youth Initiative (FYI) in the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Blog: The FOI Youth Initiative, a network of 120 youth organizations pushing the passage of the Freedom of Information bill, says it hopes that President Aquino will finally endorse, or at least mention, the FOI bill in Monday’s SONA. The group says that a mere mention of the FOI in the SONA “may catalyze the favorable action that we want to see on the part of the Executive.” “The FOI Youth Initiative (FYI) believes that the real State of the Nation can only be known if we have Freedom of Information,” the group said in a statement. “Beyond hearing the words of the President, access to information held by the government on matters of public interest should be ensured to enable the people to build and shape their own view of the true state of Philippine society.” “Hindi natin ganap na malalaman ang tunay na State of the Nation kung walang Freedom of Information,” the group added.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:12:38 +0000
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