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consideration of conference committee reports shall always be in order, except when the Journal is being read, while the roll is being called, or the House is dividing on any question.” The reason for the highly privileged status of a bicameral conference committee report is simple: it settles the differences of the two chambers and perfects legislation as far as Congress can. A Bicameral Conference Committee Report, in gist, is the legislative business at its nearest completion. It is entitled to priority over other businesses of Congress in an earlier stage. This becomes even more compelling as the Senate has already done its part by ratifying the conference report before session adjourned last February. Not only do the Constitutional duty and the House Rules require immediate ratification on May 24, it is also a moral commitment of the leadership and members of the House of Representatives. The passage of the bill is in the legislative agenda of Speaker Nograles. The bill passed by the House on third reading as early as May 2008 bears the authorship of no less than 181 members. Also, the bicameral conference committee report was unanimously approved and signed by all eight members of the House contingent. (See attached list of bill authors and members of the House panel in the bicameral conference committee.) The consideration of the conference report on the FOI bill for ratification will by no means hold up or delay the other agenda of canvassing. If Speaker Nograles allows it, it will not take five minutes to put and second the motion to ratify, and for the voting to proceed. The adoption of the resolution to hold a joint session for the presidential and vice presidential canvass of votes can then immediately follow. The two measures are in fact inextricably linked. The canvass of votes for the President and the Vice President is the first election in years whose results enjoy wide acceptance. What should not be missed is that contributing substantially to the perception that the 2010 elections succeeded in overcoming the trademark features of previous elections is the relatively free flow of information to the media and consequently to the public. By ratifying the FOI Act and promptly transmitting it to the Office of the President, and by presiding, jointly with the Senate, in an orderly and transparent canvass of votes, the House of Representatives will have given the Filipino people the gift of a credible transition of leadership, and the empowering right of access to information. This will provide a strong foundation for the political, social and economic renewal of the country. In sum, there is no impediment to ratifying the FOI Act on May 24. We leave behind the events in the House of Representatives in the final days of session last February. We look to the leadership of Speaker Nograles, the champions of FOI and all members of the House of Representatives, to pull through for the Filipino people, and leave a legacy that will benefit our generation, and the generations to come. Right to know. Right now! [2]
1. Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III 4th District, Quezon Province 2. Rep. Joel Villanueva Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) 3. Rep. Del De Guzman 2nd District, Marikina City 4. Rep. Riza Hontiveros-Baraquel Akbayan 5. Rep. Walden Bello Akbayan 6. Rep. Chona Gonzales Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) 7. Bishop Broderick Pabillo Auxillary Bishop, Manila; National Director of CBCP- National Secretariat for Social Action - Justice&Peace (NASSA-JP) 8. Mr. Vincent T. Lazatin Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) 9. Ms. Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) 10. Dr. Wilfrido V. Villacorta Member, 1986 Constitutional Commission; Author of Right to Information on Matters of Public Concern (Art. III, Sec.7, 1987 Constitution) 11. Dr. Florangel Rosario - Braid Member, 1986 Constitutional Commission and Chair, Communication, UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines 12. Ms. Adelina Alvarez Center for Community Journalism and Development 13. Atty. Roberto Cadiz LIBERTAS 14. Prof. Luis Teodoro Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility 15. Ms. Jenina Joy Chavez Focus on the Global South – Philippines Programme 16. Mr. Sonny Fernandez National Union of Journalists of the Philippines 17. Mr. Nestor Burgos National Union of Journalists of the Philippines 18. Ms. Rowena Paraan National Union of Journalists of the Philippines 19. Mr. Alberto Lim Makati Business Club 20. Mr. Joshua Mata Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) 21. Ms. Yuen Abana Partido ng Mangagawa 22. Ms. Precy Bellomes Makabayan 23. Mr. Teody Navea Bukluran ng Mangagawang Pilipino (BMP) 24. Ms. Judy Pasimio Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center - Kasama sa Kalikasan 25. Ms. Maria Lisa Alano Alternate Forum for Research in Mindanao (AFRIM), Inc. 26. Dean Antonio La Viña Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) 27. Dr. Sixto K. Roxas Maximo T. Kalaw Institute for Sustainable Development 28. Mr. Isagani Serrano Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement 29. Mr. Joseph Purugganan EU-ASEAN FTA Campaign Network-Philippines; Stop the New Round Coalition 30. Mr. Al Alegre Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) 31. Ms. Annie Geron Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK) 32. Prof. Leonor M. Briones Social Watch Philippines [3]
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