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Congress has entertained Freedom of Information bills for decades only to let them languish in committee. In the 20th Congress, seven minority lawmakers filed the first FOI measure in a bid to break that pattern.

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The newly-elected governor of Basilan has banned any mention of his name and depiction of his image on tarpaulins with printed details about government infrastructure projects in the province, setting precedent, first ever, in the Bangsamoro region.

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The newly-elected governor of Basilan has banned any mention of his name and depiction of his image on tarpaulins with printed details about government infrastructure projects in the province, setting precedent, first ever, in the Bangsamoro region.

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