ADVOCATES of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill marched to historic Mendiola bridge Monday afternoon to ask President Benigno S. Aquino III to save the measure from certain death in Congress. Groups belonging to the Right to Know Right Now!...

GROUPS pushing for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill march to Mendiola Monday afternoon to ask President Benigno S. Aquino III to certify the bill as urgent and save it from yet another death in the House of Representatives. The...

LIMP, nearly lifeless, in ICU. This is the sorry situation as of today of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. The House of Representatives spent not even a minute to discuss the FOI during its three session days last week, even as the bill was...

THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT acknowledged the seven point drop in its budget transparency rating, but stressed that significant reforms are already in place to make the budget more accessible to ordinary people. Reacting to the Open Budget Survey report...

THE PHILIPPINE Center for Investigative Journalism on Thursday launched the results of the global survey on the state of transparency in the Philippines, where the country's score slipped a few notches. The Open Budget Survey for 2012 is produced every...

"Only a miracle can save the FOI now." So said champions of the long-delayed Freedom of Information (FOI) bill as the House of Representatives again failed on Wednesday to tackle the measure on the floor. Legislators supporting the FOI have been...

OUR latest report looks at the the results of a global survey on the state of budget transparency and accountability, with special focus on the Philippines. Tomorrow, 24 Jan. 2013, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) will release...