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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte — its arch-nemesis — leaves office. Ressa has been a vocal critic of Duterte and the deadly drug war he launched in 2016, triggering what media advocates say is a grinding series of criminal charges, probes and online attacks against her and Rappler. […]
Roque stresses press freedom “alive and well” in PHL, quotes National Artist F Sionil Jose (Eagle News) – Malacanang congratulated Filipina journalist Maria Ressa for being the first Filipino to win a Nobel prize but insists press freedom is alive and well in the Philippines. In a Malacanang press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also said that Ressa, CEO of the online site Rappler, would also have to face her criminal cases in the […]
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Investigative journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work promoting freedom of expression at a time when liberty of the press is increasingly under threat. Ressa, also a US citizen, is co-founder of Rappler, a digital media company for investigative journalism. Muratov is a co-founder of Russia’s leading independent newspaper Novaya […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa asked a court on Friday to quash the second charge of cyber libel she has faced this year, in a case sparked by a screenshot of an online news article. The critic of President Rodrigo Duterte is already on bail pending an appeal against a conviction in June for the same type of offence, for which she faces up to six years in prison. Ressa and […]
(Eagle News) – Members of the European Parliament expressed alarm about what they claimed was a “deteriorating level of press freedom in the Philippines” and called on the Philippine government to “renew” the franchise of ABS-CBN, as well as to drop all charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. This was contained as part of the resolution of the European Parliament which is composed of 705 members, The text of the resolution which also expressed […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s cyber libel trial opened Tuesday, July 23, in a case which stemmed from a 2012 article that claimed that a wealthy businessman had shady deals linked to illegal drugs and human trafficking even if there was no evidence that pointed to this. The cyber libel case arose out of a story published by Rappler and written by former researcher and writer Reynaldo Santos in May 2012, and […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Prominent rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she will join the legal team defending Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa, who was named a Time Magazine “Person of the Year” in 2018 for her journalism, faces several criminal charges along with her website Rappler, in what press freedom advocates have branded an act of “persecution”. “Maria Ressa is a courageous journalist […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said the resolution of five U.S. senators calling for the immediate release of opposition senator Leila de Lima and the dropping of charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was an “unwelcome intrusion” to the legal proceedings in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that US senators Marco Rubio, Edward Markey, Richard Durbin, Marsha Blackburn, and Chris Coons should also “mind their own business” and described their attempts to interfere […]
(Eagle News) – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, April 3, to four tax evasion cases stemming from the failure of Rappler Holdings Corporation’s to reflect the total gains in its 2015 tax returns. “This is my first arraignment of the 11 legal cases filed against us in 14 months. Posted bail 8 times. Each of the 4 tax charges today carry max 10 yrs in prison. That’s 40 yrs! But […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Thursday, Feb. 14, slammed “irresponsible” claims the arrest of Rappler’s Maria Ressa constituted an attack on press freedom. According to Undersecretary Markk Perete, who is also the DOJ spokesperson, Ressa was in the first place arrested and faces prosecution for libel. “Certainly, the freedoms of the press, of speech, and of expression do not give any person–whether a journalist, a blogger, or any person of whatever occupation–the […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was freed on bail Thursday after spending the night at the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Manila whose agents arrested her late Wednesday afternoon on a “cyber libel” case. “You are hereby directed to discharge from your custody the person of Maria Angelita Ressa,” the court said in a written order to investigators after Ressa posted bail. Ressa questioned her arrest for a cyber libel case […]
(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 […]
