President Benigno Aquino 3rd is not certifying as urgent the freedom of information (FOI) bill despite his campaign promise to push for its passage.

At the Daylight Dialogue on Tuesday, a forum attended by World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Aquino explained that he could not certify the measure as urgent “because the Constitution requires an emergency.”

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