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(Eagle News) — The camp of the businessman who filed the cyber libel charges against Rappler’s Maria Ressa on Thursday, Feb. 14, said her arrest was merely part of the “judicial process” and was not at all government oppression as claimed by others. In an interview over radio dzbb, Atty. Joseph Banguis, Wilfredo Keng’s lawyer, said in the first place, the charges were filed by a private person who was “defamed” by the article published […]
(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo has slammed the arrest of Rappler’s chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa for cyber libel, calling it an affront to press freedom. “Dine-denounce natin in the strongest terms, na sa panahon ngayon, iyong political harassment dahil sa pagpapahayag ng saloobin, dahil sa pagpapahayag ng pangongontra sa ibang mga polisiya, nagiging dahilan para supilin iyong freedom, hindi lang ng members ng media, pero ng mga tao na naglalakas ng […]
(Eagle News)—Rappler’s Maria Ressa spent the night in the National Bureau of Investigation office after she was unable to post bail for the cyber libel case filed against her. Ressa’s camp had attempted to post bail on Wednesday, Feb. 13, but a Pasay court, according to her, refused to accept this because they could not provide the information sheet. Ressa’s camp had questioned the timing of the issuance of the warrant of arrest against her, […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler’s Maria Ressa on Wednesday, Feb. 13, maintained her arrest for cyberlibel was only part of the government’s efforts to silence media critical of the administration, an allegation the Palace has vehemently denied. “We are not intimidated,” she said. According to Ressa, “these legal acrobatics show how far the government will go to silence journalists, including the pettiness of forcing me to spend the night in jail.” She was apparently referring to […]
(Eagle News) –The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, questioned anew Facebook’s choice of Rappler as its third party fact-checker. In a statement issued after Rappler’s chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested for cyberlibel, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace found it “ironic” that Facebook, which he said has “transformed into a platform where netizens exercise their right to free speech” and has “resolve in combating disinformation, misinformation and all kinds […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has ordered the indictment of Rappler Inc.’s executive editor Maria Ressa and two others for cyberlibel in connection with an article that alleged then-Chief Justice Renato Corona, during his impeachment trial, had been using a sport utility vehicle lent to him by a “controversial” businessman. In a 7-page resolution dated Jan. 10 but received only by parties on Feb. 4, the DOJ ordered for Rappler Inc. and its […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler Holdings Corp. president Maria Ressa on Tuesday, Dec. 11, posted bail for the tax cases filed against her. Ressa went to the Court of Tax Appeals to post the bail bond in the amount of P204,000—P24,000 for one count of violation of Section 254 of the National Internal Revenue Code, or tax evasion, and P60,000 for each of the three counts for violation of Section 255 or for deliberate failure to supply correct […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler Holdings president Maria Ressa posted a P60,000 bail on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, before the Pasig Regional Trial Court for the tax evasion cases pending in that court. Ressa claimed that the charges against her and Rappler Holdings Corporation were “a clear case of harassment.” “We verified that an arrest warrant had been issued on the basis of what we believe are politically-motivated charges. I surrendered to the court this morning, […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler CEO an executive editor Maria Ressa confirmed that there was an arrest warrant for her issued for the tax evasion cases she is facing. On Sunday night, Dec. 2, Ressa upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, said that she was “ready to post bail” and that she came back home to the country, “ready to face all these (cases).” “We have multiple cases and we will continue to […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Justice’s National Prosecution Service has found probable cause to indict Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC), its president Maria Ressa, and its accountant for tax evasion based on a complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The BIR complaint arose from Rappler’s failure to reflect in its 2015 tax returns “the total gains of almost P162.5 million which it realized from its issuance of Philippine Depository Receipts (PDR) to […]
(Eagle News)–The Court of Appeals has junked the petition for review filed by online news site Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Inc. against the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission to revoke their certificate of incorporation. In a 72-page decision, the CA Special 12th Division denied the SEC had committed grave abuse of discretion when it made the revocation for what it said were Rappler Inc.’s and Rappler Holdings Inc.’s violation of the Constitution and foreign-equity […]
Public accountant who “certified” Rappler financial statements also a no-show By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa and treasurer James Bitanga were no-shows in the Department of Justice hearing on the P133-million tax evasion case filed against Rappler Holdings Corporation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, on Tuesday, April 19. Public accountant Noel Baladiang of R.G. Manabat and Company was also a no-show in the hearing that marked the start of […]
