Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE FRONTLINE SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS SUCH SERVICES FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES
Date filed
June 3, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4899, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE FRONTLINE SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS SUCH SERVICES FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES
ABSTRACT : President Gloria Macapagal-Arroy o, on the other hand, pledged in her First State of the Nation Address that her administration would fight all forms of inefficiencies and corruption in the government. > Despite these pronouncements, there is stillpervasive corruption in the Philippine government and bureaucracy. In fact, in a study funded by the Asia Foundation in 1999, roughly twenty-two percent (22%) of the respondents said that they have been personally asked for money by a government official at some point to speed up a transaction.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLANUEVA, EMMANUEL JOEL J.
DATE FILED : 2002-06-03
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Calalay (002 ) 2. Ylagan (002 )
3. Umali (002 ) 4. Syjuco (052 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ACTION: jt ref'l as per J. 27; p.8(0ct.16 ,2002
MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6041, 12th Congress of the Republic
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 2002-07-23
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON PUBLIC INFORMATION

Abstract

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroy o, on the other hand, pledged in her First State of the Nation Address that her administration would fight all forms of inefficiencies and corruption in the government. > Despite these pronouncements, there is stillpervasive corruption in the Philippine government and bureaucracy. In fact, in a study funded by the Asia Foundation in 1999, roughly twenty-two percent (22%) of the respondents said that they have been personally asked for money by a government official at some point to speed up a transaction.

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