A heavily favorable public opinion for the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill is needed to steer its passage into law, authors of the measure said.

Reps. Sherwin Tugna of Citizens Battle Against Corruption party-list, Walden Bello of Akbayan party-list and Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao made the pronouncement in the aftermath of the formation of the Technical Working Group (TWG), which seeks to consolidate the 14 versions of FOI bills.

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