SOME lawmakers were not impressed with the State of the Nation speech of President Benigno Aquino 3rd, saying he played safe by not mentioning the controversial Freedom of Information (FOI) bill.

Reps. Teddy Baguilat, Jr. of Ifugao and Emmeline Aglipay of the Democratic Independent Workers’ Association said the President instead pushed less controversial measures in his address.

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