“FOSS on the GO!” celebration at Batasan Pambansa highlighted UPM-NThC’s efforts on FOSS for Health.

FOSS House Bill author Rep. Teddy A. Casiño (2nd from left) with UPM-NThC's Dr. Alex I. Gavino, Art M. Ongkeko Jr., and Noel A. Bañez at the 3rd FOSS Week at Batasan Pambansa.

Quezon City, Philippines — The University of the Philippines National Telehealth Center (UPM-NThC) forged its advocacy on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) during the 3rd House of Representatives FOSS week at the Batasan Pambansa from September 13 to 16, 2010.

The weeklong celebration dubbed as “FOSS on the GO!” coincided with the campaign of the congressional office of Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Teddy A. Casiño on the use of FOSS in the country. “Since 2006, we have been pushing for FOSS,” expressed Rep. Casiño, who is the principal author of House Bill 1011 or the “Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) Act of 2010.” HB 1011 was filed anew by Rep. Casiño last July 7, 2010 after it initially surfaced in 2006.
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