ON THE eve of President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), Malacañang announced the signing of an executive order (EO) that “operationalizes” Freedom of Information (FOI), a constitutionally guaranteed right that was never implemented until today.

In a news conference in Davao City on Sunday morning, Palace Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said Duterte signed the EO last Saturday, in fulfillment of his promise to deliver the measure before his SONA.

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