They’re barking about things that do not address the true purpose of public information, which is to serve the public’s right to know. It applies only to public officials and employees.”The bill has aroused concern from Mr. Roque, whose chief job is to disseminate information from the Office of the President. Roque criticized Poe’s proposed measure (Senate bill 1680) on the grounds that it singles out public officials whose primary task is disseminating information. She believes the president and vice president should be censored in advance whenever they want to disseminate information? We have to return the discussion to the fundamental object of public information, which is to serve the public’s right to know what happens in their government.

Source: Manila Times February 11, 2018 18:00 UTC