Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today welcomed the United Nation’s report released last Friday which counts internet access as a human right. Palatino is a pioneer in Congress in the advocacy of democratizing internet access for active citizenship and nation-building.
“Today’s era of information technology has brought about rapid development in wiring billions of people to the internet. The UN report affirms our campaign in making this technological development available to all Filipinos. The internet is undeniably useful to aid our collective quest for personal and social progress,” Palatino …

As the impeachment case of Ombudsman Merciditas Gutierrez is well underway in Congress, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino filed House Bill no. 4271 or the “Free Public Wi-Fi Act” on Tuesday seeking to provide free wi-fi access in government institutions to widen the space for the “people’s participation in clean governance and democracy.”
“The various corruption cases hurled at government officials affirm once again the need to revitalize the people’s democratic participation in clean governance and politics. We from the government have to recognize that the internet is one …

‘Netizens’ or internet citizens temporarily put aside their gizmos Saturday as they flocked the first-ever public consultation aiming to gear up fight for better internet in the country.
In partnership with Rep. Sigfrido Tinga of the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology and other lawmakers, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino took part in organizing the event to “gather as much input from the people, especially internet users, so we’ll be informed on how legislation may help in mending internet service in the country.”
Palatino said that the issue of …

Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond Palatino urged the House of Representatives to use internet live streaming technology to broadcast every committee hearings and plenary sessions through House Resolution No. 271.
Palatino filed HR 271 today stating that “one of the best ways to afford the People their right to information and to promote transparency and accountability among public officers is to allow the public to actually witness public proceedings undertaken by government agencies.”
Palatino said, “Using live streaming in the internet gives a good alternative to people who can’t be physically present during …