FOI gathers dust at House

The House of Representatives is buying time to delay the passage of the long-overdue freedom of information (FOI) bill as the committee on public information still refused to specify target dates for the controversial measure.

In a text message, Committee on Public Information chair Rep. Jorge Almonte of Misamis Occidental refused to give a target date when the bill will be passed in the committee level because it has several versions, which is at 22 as of date.