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Long Title
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN GUARANTEED UNDER SECTION SEVEN, ARTICLE III OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 10, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00997 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN GUARANTEED UNDER SECTION SEVEN, ARTICLE III OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : "Freedom of Access to Information Act of 2007" |
| ABSTRACT : "Freedom of Access to Information Act of 2007". The bill seeks to: a) put in place a uniform, simple, speedy and effective means of enforcing the right to information; b) provide a clear penalty for the unlawful denial of access to official information; and c) clarify further the scope of the guarantee by defining its coverage and prescribing reasonable limitations. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLANUEVA, EMMANUEL JOEL J. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Cruz-Gonzales (031 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB03732 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ON 2007-08-01 |
Abstract
"Freedom of Access to Information Act of 2007". The bill seeks to: a) put in place a uniform, simple, speedy and effective means of enforcing the right to information; b) provide a clear penalty for the unlawful denial of access to official information; and c) clarify further the scope of the guarantee by defining its coverage and prescribing reasonable limitations.
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