The commemoration of this year’s World Press Freedom Day is especially meaningful to us, and especially to sectors which had labored so hard in lobbying for the Freedom of Information Act. For the past two years, representatives from farmers, labor groups, OFWs, urban poor, academe, industry, etc. marched in rallies and shared experiences that were attributed to lack of access to information sources. These concerns contributed to the crafting of the legislation, by providing much of its “flesh and spirit”.  more