Practice question
An executive agency denies an FOI request solely because disclosure might embarrass its head, identifying no constitutional, statutory or jurisprudential exception. Which is best under EO 2?
- Embarrassment automatically establishes an exception
- Officials have unrestricted refusal power
- The stated reason does not identify a lawful exception to the presumption favoring access
- The requester must join the official's party
- All agency records are private property of the head
Legal references
- Executive Order No. 2, July 23, 2016, Sections 2-6 and 9-13: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo2016/eo_2_2016.html
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