The freedom of information (FOI) bill finally reached the plenary Monday, with public information panel chief Rep. Ben Evardone, its main sponsor on the floor, pitching for the measure’s approval in his sponsorship speech.
Evardone said the passage of the measure “will change governance as we know it—radically and for the better.”
“Open societies are not only more preferable than closed societies or societies living in an Orwellian nightmare. We can just imagine what the FOI would institutionalize. A thousand ideas will bloom. Superior, ennobling thoughts will guide the shaping of policy. Every citizen would be part of the policy-shaping mainstream…
Keep on reading: FOI bill makes it to floor
Full News here – INQUIRER.net
Get up to 75% discount in Manila hotels!