Access to information more difficult under Aquino
Access to information more difficult under Aquino
MANILA – A recent study by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) revealed that access to official information is more difficult now than during the Arroyo administration.
PCIJ’s Malou Mangahas shared their findings in a policy forum organized by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR). The study was conducted between September 2010 to April 2011, covering 27 national agencies, including Malacañang, the Ombudsman, the three other constitutional commissions, the Office of the Vice President, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and executive agencies collecting revenues and managing big budgets and big contracts. The group documented how and who among the agencies responded to the requests and how many days or weeks it took them to grant requests.
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