BONN, Germany—German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for the protection of press freedom across the world, noting, among other threats to journalists worldwide, the attacks experienced by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa during the Duterte administration. At the Global Media Forum...
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has warned against information warfare as people are now being emotionally manipulated for profit and other motives. That is done through tech giants and social media companies that are being exploited because tech is "the least regulated industry globally," Ressa...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, September 12 welcomed the Pasig City court’s decision to acquit Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maria Ressa and Rapper Holdings Corp. (RHC) of tax evasion. The decision was promulgated by Pasig City Regional Trial...
Canada and the Netherlands, two countries pushing for media freedom worldwide, heaved a sign of relief after the Philippine Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) acquitted embattled journalist Maria Ressa and her company, Rappler, of tax evasion charges. In a statement, the two countries, which co-chair the...
MANILA, Philippines - Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told AFP she keeps a prison "go bag,” bundles of cash for bail, and runs simulations of police raids with her staff as she fights for press freedom in the Philippines. The Rappler editor won acquittal of four tax-dodging charges Wednesday, but said...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 18 hailed the acquittal of journalist and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and her news outlet Rappler of tax evasion charges as a “win for free and defiant journalism in the Philippines.” Hontiveros issued the statement after the first division of the...
Maria Ressa's in-person acceptance of her Nobel Peace Prize has reminded Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin of one of his great frustrations in life. DFA Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin (Photo from Teddy Boy Locsin's Facebook) No, it's not to win the coveted award himself;...
“What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?,” asked first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa at the awarding ceremony held at the Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, on Friday, Dec. 10. Ressa posed the question in her acceptance speech as she remarked on the current state of...
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...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday lauded the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) to grant Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s petition to allow her to travel to Oslo, Norway and personally receive her Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. Gordon said the CA’s decision sends a strong message to the whole world...
Several groups urged the government to allow journalist Maria Ressa to travel to Norway to receive her Nobel Peace Prize award on Dec. 10. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, Alternative Law Groups, Ateneo de Davao University Legal Aid Services Office, Ateneo de Naga University...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday urged the government to allow Filipino journalist Maria Ressa’s request to travel to Norway to receive her Nobel Peace prize award. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said Ressa’s award is the first for the Philippines and for...
