Malacañang on FOI: It’s now or never

MALACAÑANG is putting its best foot forward in having the Freedom of Information (FOI) measure passed by asking congressional leaders to immediately act on it, noting that the bill’s future is bleak unless it gets approved before President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s term ends.

“Their concern is more on the next administration. So, the President has put forth in his budget message to Congress his commitment to FOI,” its spokesman Edwin Lacierda said on Wednesday.