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Long Title
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO INFORMATION ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN GUARANTEED UNDER SECTION SEVEN, ARTICLE THREE OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE POLICY OF FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ALL ITS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PUBLIC INTEREST UNDER SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT, ARTICLE TWO OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
January 7, 2013
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Legislative Status
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Session Sequence No.
2
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All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
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Committee Referral (Senate Website)
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Committee Report No.
2
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO INFORMATION ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN GUARANTEED UNDER SECTION SEVEN, ARTICLE THREE OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE POLICY OF FULL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ALL ITS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PUBLIC INTEREST UNDER SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT, ARTICLE TWO OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2013 ] 7/1/2013 Introduced by Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 7/23/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA and CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION; 9/4/2013 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 9/18/2013 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 9/24/2013 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA, CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 2, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1733; 9/24/2013 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 9/24/2013 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1733, UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 2. (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry re conducted committee meetings/hearings, conducted technical working group, is prepared by the Committee concerned/Committee Affairs Bureau)