COTABATO CITY—A group of members of the interim Bangsamoro parliament is pushing for a freedom of information law in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which is currently completing its bureaucracy.
The measure was filed as Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Bill No. 83, seeking to establish a system for offices in the Bangsamoro government mandating respect for and upholding people’s right to information.
According to the bill’s authors, passing legislation was needed to provide substantive and procedural details to ensure people’s access to information which are of public interest. It would be in keeping with transparency and full…
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