Christopher Lao Supports Freedom of Information Bill, Insists “We Should All be Informed”

Posted on August 9th, 2012. Written by Rico.

Remember Christopher Lao, who attained online notoriety after driving into car-stalling floods? Months after featuring in a BPI Family ad, Mr. Lao has thrown his profile behind a more public-oriented cause.

Lao has declared his support for the proposed Freedom of Information Bill, in a banner that has now made the social networking rounds:

The banner obviously makes fun of Lao’s famous utterance “I wasn’t informed!”, said under duress as he was asked by a reporter why he drove straight into a deep flood. Two things stand out:

1. Christopher Lao works out. Make fun of his foolhardy drive at your peril!
2. The guy realy knows how to laugh at himself.

The Freedom of Information Bill is a proposed law that requires government organizations to fulfill requests for detailed data on their operations. Numerous countries throughout the world have implemented their own freedom of information law; a local version would ideally make corruption more difficult, because the bill would theoretically allow easier access to the dealings of public servants and enable transparency.