Statement on revocation of Executive Order No. 464:

Malacañang should do more than revoke EO 464 to show its sincerity in promoting transparency and accountability in government.

It should also scrap Memorandum Circular 108 and the illegal use of the executive privilege, the tools used to prevent its officials from testifying before congressional hearings on issues affecting the administration. In the face of the abusive invocation of executive privilege, the cancelation of this EO is immaterial and irrelevant. In the first place, the Supreme Court already rendered this order inutile in the case Senate vs. Ermita. The public must see through this face-saving tactic and remain vigilant and steadfast in our quest for the truth.