PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he was just “invoking executive action” when he ordered a ban on Rappler’s reporters entering the entire Malacañang complex.

Speaking to reporters in Sara, Iloilo, Duterte said his order was in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruling to revoke Rappler’s certificate of incorporation.

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