Sen Santiago: FOI bill should also mandate disclosure of incomes of all government

APART from providing public free access to government information the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill  should also mandate proper government agencies to publish, not only the basic salary, but also the allowances and other sources of personal income of all public officials, more particularly, legislators, Senator Miriam Santiago said Monday.

Santiago, in a rare appearance in the Senate plenary session to interpellate on the pending FOI bill sponsored by Sen. Grace Poe, said that she will file an amendment to the FOI that will make sure that all additional income of government officials will be accessible to the public.