Various media groups praised President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the executive order on freedom of information to b9lster transparency and accountability in the government. If too long, the list may restrict rather than expand access to information,” Teodoro added. The three media groups emphasized the need for Congress to pass a Freedom of Information Act that will enshrine Freedom of Information in the three branches of government. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), alternative media outfit network AlterMidya and the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) issued separate statements welcoming the EO on FOI signed by Duterte on Saturday. READ: Duterte signs FOI orderADVERTISEMENT“This is a gesture we are sure not only media but everybody who believes transparency and accountability indispensable to good governance and democracy highly appreciates,” NUJP Secretary General Dabet Panelo said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 24, 2016 08:40 UTC