The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, March 4, emphasized that it is a constitutional and independent body. This, after the poll body was asked by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to end its partnership with news website Rappler. On Feb. 24, Comelec inked a memorandum of...
The National Press Club (NPC) has protested the partnership forged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and news website Rappler, saying it is “unacceptable to most Filipinos.” On Thursday, Feb. 24, the poll body inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Rappler in a bid to fight...
Bayan Muna party-list, on Thursday, Feb. 17, has filed a resolution seeking an investigation into the recent cyberattacks conducted against the websites of several news outlets for alleged biased reporting. Bayan Muna representatives Carlos Zarate, Ferdinand Gaite, and Eufemia Cullamat filed House...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday branded as “horrendous” the recent cyber-attacks launched against two news media organizations known to be critical of the Duterte administration, condeming the act as an infringement of freedom of the press. “What happened to the ABS-CBN News and Rappler...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo proudly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for her Nobel Peace Prize award, saying it honors her “courage in service of others.” Rappler chief Maria Ressa (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The opposition leader said Ressa’s award is a...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi has filed libel and cyberlibel charges against officials and reporters of seven Philippine media outfits for their alleged "libelous attacks" published in articles about his supposed involvement in the controversy...
Presidential hopeful former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, Oct. 18, called on supporters to end a hate campaign against Rappler, saying that the online media firm should be given “another chance to find honesty in their heart.” Sen. Bongbong Marcos Marcos aired the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque simply blew off on Tuesday, Oct. 12 the statement of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) that sought to "inform" the Palace official that there is indeed press censorship in the Philippines under the Duterte administration. Presidential...
Malacañang is one with National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose in saying that press freedom of the Philippines under the Duterte administration is alive and that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa's Nobel Peace Prize win is not a slap on the Palace's face. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, Rappler...
After staying silent on the issue for three days, Malacañang finally made a statement, despite it being a throwaway, on Rappler CEO Maria Ressa's historic Nobel Peace Prize win. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa (RTVM Sreenshot/Manila Bulletin) On October 8, the...
The House Committee on Good Government on Monday, Sept. 27 voted unanimously to subpoena Krizle Mago, regulatory affairs chief of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation, after failing to testify during its inquiry into the reported overpricing of personal protective gears and other anti-COVID-19...
A Manila court has dismissed a cyber libel case filed by a professor against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and journalist Rambo Talabong over an article about an alleged corruption in a university. 13062025_MARIARESSA_ROMERO-1024x683 Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 issued an order in open...
