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PCIJ’s Ed Lingao wins Marshall Mcluhan award
Veteran journalist Ed Lingao, Multimedia Director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) on Wednesday won the 2010 Marshall Mcluhan Fellowship award from the…
By Adminnewspack·June 24, 2010
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Four more lawmakers present at FOI session
FOUR MORE members of the House of Representatives yesterday said they were among those wrongly named as absent — according to a list provided by Speaker Prospero Nograles to the…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·June 8, 2010
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House fails to ratify FOI due to supposed lack of quorum
House Majority Leader Arthur Defensor motions to ratify the Freedom of Information Act, which was objected to by Camiguin representative Pedro Romualdo. Romualdo is prepared to be…
By Adminnewspack·June 8, 2010
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A different Legacy
NOBODY knows for sure how much money Speaker Prospero Nograles lost when he invested in at least one of the 12 banks under the collapsed Legacy Group of Companies. One thing is…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·June 7, 2010
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14th Congress buying 350 tables, chairs for 15th Congress for P8M
WHAT SECRET or secrets of the House of Representatives under Speaker Prospero Nograles would escape public scrutiny, amid Congress’s failed effort to ratify the Freedom of…
By Malou Mangahas·June 6, 2010
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Will Speaker Nograles and his House ratify the Freedom of Information Bill?
When the leaders of the House of Representatives want a measure passed, we have seen them find a way. But when they want a measure aborted, they simply stay away and quibble about…
By Right To Know Right Now Coalition·June 6, 2010
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Text blast vs FOI
A DAY before the Freedom of Information Act was supposed to be taken up at the House of Representatives, Speaker Prospero Nograles told media that text messages and phone calls…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·June 6, 2010