HB 530

House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 30, 2025

An Act Enabling the People´s Constitutional Right of Access to Information

In plain language

The bill creates a Freedom of Information Act that lets any citizen request government records, sets up a new FOI Commission to oversee the process, and requires agencies to answer simple requests within three days, complex ones within a week, and very technical ones within twenty days, while protecting privacy and imposing penalties for non‑compliance.

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Author · Representative

Edu Rama
RepresentativeCebu City, 2nd District
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HB 56· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Institutionalizing the People's Right to Information, Providing Mechanisms for Its Enforcement, Establishing a Standard Classification System, and for Other Purposes
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HB 4183· Filed Aug 28, 2025
An Act Enabling People�s Constitutional Right of Access to Information
Substituted by HB09397Rep. Omar Vincent Sangkola Duterte
HB 8691· Filed Mar 18, 2026
An Act Strengthening the People�s Right to Information
Substituted by HB09397Rep. Kenneth T. Gatchalian
HB 8744· Filed Mar 24, 2026
An Act Implementing the People�s Right to Information and the Constitutional Policies of Full Public Disclosure and Honesty in the Public Service, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09397Rep. Nathaniel M. Oducado
HB 8487· Filed Mar 12, 2026
An Act Institutionalizing the People�s Right to Information, Providing Mechanisms for Its Enforcement, Establishing a Standard Classification System
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HB00530 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch