(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, March 30, slammed Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa anew, and accused her of wanting special treatment since she was a journalist. “She wants her profession to shield her from accountability of a wrongdoing that she could be guilty of,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said after a US State Department spokesperson called on the Philippine government to allow Ressa to “operate freely.” According to Panelo, Ressa “cannot forever hide behind […]
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UPDATED: Rappler’s Maria Ressa arrested at NAIA
(Eagle News) — Rappler’s chief executive officer Maria Ressa was arrested on Friday, March 29. Ressa was apprehended upon her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 6:30 a.m. Ressa had been allowed to attend several conferences abroad despite her pending cases. The arrest was by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Branch 265 of the Pasig Regional Trial Court in connection with her alleged violation of the Anti-Dummy Law. Apart from […]





