The National Security Council (NSC) expects the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill to update its 40-year-old memorandum circulars used in identifying classified documents, an NSC official said.

Lawyer Pedro Davila, the NSC legal counsel, made the disclosure during the Technical Working Group meeting aimed at consolidating 24 pending FOI bills before the House Public Information panel chaired by Rep. Jorge Almonte of Misamis Oriental.

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