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Filipino Culture and Access to Information
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Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta |
 Here are a few common scenes in the daily lives of Filipinos: a group of housewives or tambays gossiping over coffee or gin bulag; a scientist or NGO worker teaching members of a rural community more efficient ways to earn a living; a public school superintendent waiting for last month’s Department of Education (DepEd) memorandum for posting in his or her office; a group of young people watching the latest telenovela or talk show on television. |
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Public Information, UP-Style
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Bernice P. Varona |
To the casual observer, “public information” may seem to be something that is immediately apparent like articles printed in the newspaper, or something shown on television. But public information is much more complex, as it in fact invokes an individual’s legal right to information and an organization’s obligation to provide it.
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Theorizing Good Governance Communication
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Benjamina Paula Gonzalez-Flor |
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For good governance to develop and prosper, there should be a rethinking of the way transactions are conducted. It would be good to be transparent, particularly when financial matters are involved. However, there should be clear guidelines on what, how, why these operations should be made public. Indeed, transparency and accountability are requisites for good governance communication. |
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Comparing freedom of information laws
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Solomon F. Lumba |
Both the 1973 and 1987 Constitutions recognize that citizens have the right to information possessed by their government. But despite more than a decade of effort, there is still no enabling law that recognizes this basic right.
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Truthfulness and the Information Revolution*
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Zosimo E. Lee |
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Because so much information is being transmitted and communicated around the world today and at such a fast speed, we can sometimes be overwhelmed by the information that we have access to. The abundance of information and its speed of dissemination can also dramatically influence social, cultural, economic and political processes and events. |
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