TACLOBAN CITY – “It was so disgusting and we felt bad about it that the President suddenly felt cold to touch the Freedom of Information bill that we proposed in Congress,” thus said Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares at the weekly press forum “Express it at the Park”.
Rep.Colmenares said that in the first year of the Aquino administration, the President was very supportive to the bill, however, the President has change his mind in his position to the proposed bill.
Aquino said that his government is not yet ready to support the bill as some people might abuse it.
Colmenares recalled that during the 14th Congress where President Aquino was still a member of the Senate, Aquino was very supportive for the passage of the bill that reached third reading.
Due to problem of quorum, the FOI was not approved by members of the previous Congress.
While in the 15th Congress, Colmenares said that the bill it was not also approved and remained on second reading.
“It doesn’t sound good that the present administration is eager to open the record of the former administration of GMA, yet in this administration we cannot do so,” Colmenares said.
“If the government is really serious in fighting corruption, they must support for the passage of this bill,” he added.
At present, Colmenares said that he still doesn’t know the number of representatives supporting the bill, as most of those who are supporting it in the previous Congress are allied of Aquino.
“I hope that my fellow congressmen will stand to their decision when they supported the bill in the previous Congress. I hope that they will support the passage of said bill in this Congress,” he added.
“We are representatives of the people, therefore we should serve them and not just one person…we hope that P-noy will change his decision again,” Colmenares added.
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