Philippine news site Rappler co-founded by Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa can continue to operate after a court overturned its shutdown order given by the SEC according to the ruling released on Friday. It’s a huge legal victory for the media outlet. Ressa and Rappler have been fighting multiple court cases filed during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruling. Maria Ressa who …

Philippines – Time flies and as the remaining days before the May 9 public and nearby decisions should be utilized by north of 65 million Filipino electors to investigate their up-and-comers. They should completely examine our up-and-comers. We actually have over two months to do this. This is what Commissioner Socorro Inting, Comelec acting seat, said during the marking of …

Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration applauded writer Maria Ressa on Monday for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, describing it as “a victory for a Filipina.” Ressa, the creator of the Philippine news site Rappler, along with Dmitry Muratov received the 2021 award for risking the wrath of the Philippines and Russia’s governments in order to expose corruption and misrule. …

A Makati court has excused the cyberlibel charge against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa after financial specialist Wilfredo Keng, private complainant, moved for the excusal of the case. In a one-page request on Tuesday, the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 conceded the Manifestation with Motion recorded by private investigators of Keng, under the oversight of Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Victor …

METRO MANILA – Game show host Willie Revillame on his show yesterday aired out his sentiments on the recent article published Rappler where it said the he ‘hijacked’ the Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque’s press briefing to promote his show. According to Revillame, he was offended by Pia Ranada’s write up “Willie Revillame hijacks Roque press briefing to promote charity, GMA7 …

MANILA – Businessman Wilfredo Keng has filed another case agains Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, this time over a 2019 Twitter post where she shared the website’s news article on the businessman. Keng is the same person who is behind the liber suit that recently convicted Ressa and former writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. on June 15. The businessman filed his second …

MANILA – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and a former researcher has been convicted by the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 46 of violating Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act specifically for cyber libel. The CEO and Executive Editor and former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. was found guilty of cyber libel and sentenced them to six months and …