Senators who sponsored the FOI bill in the previous Congress welcomed the signing of the said order, hoping that the Duterte administration would finally pass an FOI Act. With President Rodrigo Duterte signing an executive order on freedom of information, several lawmakers on Sunday underscored the need to pass an FOI law that will cover the legislative and judicial branches of government. Senator Bam Aquino, who filed a bill titled People’s Freedom of Information Act, said that the EO will help in fighting corruption. We’ve been filing this bill for some time and I hope under this administration, it will finally be passed into law,” Senator Sonny Angara said. READ: Duterte signs FOI orderADVERTISEMENT“It’s a very positive development and deserving of commendation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 24, 2016 09:51 UTC