Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said he has no qualms voting against granting a Senate Medal of Excellence to veteran journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa. Dela Rosa, a staunch ally of President Duterte, maintained he still believes Ressa does not...
The Ateneo community joined the pouring congratulatory messages for journalism Maria Ressa following her historic Nobel Peace Prize win on Friday, Oct. 8. Maria Ressa (Photo from Ateneo) In a statement, Ateneo President Roberto C. Yap SJ, lauded Ressa, saying she has shown herself "to be a true...
Broadcast journalist and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran has joined opposition and administration lawmakers in congratulating journalist Maria Ressa for becoming the first Filipino to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Rep. Niña Taduran2 Taduran formalized her congratulatory message to Ressa by...
Senator Leila de Lima has joined the list of senators who have expressed their admiration for veteran journalist Maria Ressa for being the first Filipino recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her extraordinary courage and efforts in fighting for truth, democracy, freedom of expression and 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...
After journalist Maria Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize honor for her "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression," the Ateneans for 1Sambayan urged the public to "continue upholding press freedom and the right to expression." (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the group reminded the public to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to recognize veteran journalist Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize as mandated under Senate Adopted Resolution No. 110. The said Senate Resolution No. 110 states that recipients of a Nobel Peace Prize are to automatically receive a...
Senator Ralph Recto on Tuesday, October 12, said he would vote for the grant of the Senate Medal of Excellence to Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) The Senate President Pro Tempore, in a statement, said Ressa "satisfies all the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has rejected notions that Maria Ressa's recent Nobel Peace Prize win was a "slap to Malacañang's face". Maria Ressa (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Certainly not. It is not a slap on the government," Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Oct. 11. "It...
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...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Monday said he finds it “wrong” to award veteran journalist Maria Ressa with a Nobel Peace Prize on the basis of press freedom. Dela Rosa, a presidential candidate and ally of President Duterte, argued that no curtailing of press freedom happened in the...
