HB 6970

House·20th Congress·Filed Dec 18, 2025

An Act Establishing the Right to Information as a Mechanism for Transparency, Accountability, and Citizen Empowerment

In plain language

The bill would give all Filipinos a legal right to request and receive government records, while setting up agencies and online portals to publish key data automatically.

Government AdministrationPublic Works and InfrastructureEducation

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Author · Representative

Eric L. OlivarezReceipts →

Official sources

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HB 4964· Filed Sep 29, 2025
An Act to Strengthen the Right of Citizens to Information Held by the Government
Substituted by HB09397Rep. Eric Go Yap +1
HB 6126· Filed Nov 18, 2025
An Act Institutionalizing the People�s Right to Information, Providing Mechanisms for Its Enforcement, Establishing a Standard Classification System, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09397Rep. Kristine Singson-Meehan
SB 189· Filed Jul 7, 2025
People's Freedom of Information Act of 2025
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Vicente C. Sotto III
HB 6149· Filed Nov 18, 2025
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. Juan Carlos "Arjo" C. Atayde
HB 5653· Filed Oct 21, 2025
An Act Implementing the People's Right to Information and the Constitutional Policies of Full Public Disclosure and Honesty in the Public Service
Substituted by HB09397Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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