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Palasyo inayawan ang hiling ng UN experts na human rights investigation

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Posted at Jun 10 08:46 PM

Tumanggi ang Palasyo sa independent investigation sa lumalala umanong mga kaso ng human rights violation sa bansa. Read more »

Rappler’s Ressa bags journalism award from Stanford

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Posted at Jun 02 07:17 AM

The Shorenstein Journalism Award is given to those who have "contributed significantly to a greater understanding of Asia through outstanding reporting on critical issues affecting the region." Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 17, 2019

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Posted at May 17 11:58 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Human Rights Press Awards

Isaac Lawrence, AFP
Posted at May 17 03:19 PM

Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler, speaks at the Human Rights Press Awards at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong on Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 2, 2019

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Posted at May 03 01:01 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Ressa arraignment

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 04:35 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrives at the Pasig City Regional Trial Court, where she later pleaded not guilty to alleged violation of the anti-dummy law.  Read more »

Ressa pleads not guilty to anti-dummy charge

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 04:23 PM

MANILA – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charge of violating the anti-dummy law over the sale of financial instruments to a foreign entity. Read more »

Palace slams San Francisco supervisors for drug war criticism

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Posted at Apr 28 10:02 AM

A move by the board of supervisors in San Francisco, California to criticize the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive is "an outrageous interference" with sovereignty, Malacañang said Sunday.    Read more »

Ressa’s cyberlibel case

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 01:00 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa talks to the media at the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 at the Manila City Hall on the scheduled date of her arraignment in connection with a cyberlibel case filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng, Tuesday. Read more »

Maria Ressa's cyberlibel arraignment deferred

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 10:55 AM

MANILA - A local court deferred Tuesday the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa in connection with a cyberlibel case filed by a local businessman.  Read more »

Court denies Rappler, Ressa plea to junk cyberlibel raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 10:40 AM

A Manila court has denied an appeal by news site Rappler, its chief Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr. to dismiss the cyberlibel case filed against them by businessman Wilfredo Keng.  Read more »

Sotto, Honasan, Lacson rebuke US senators for 'interference'

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Posted at Apr 11 03:23 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III and 2 colleagues filed late Wednesday a resolution calling out some US lawmakers for "undue interference" in the Philippines' judicial process.  Read more »

Palace tells US senators backing De Lima, Ressa to 'mind their own business'

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Updated as of Apr 08 11:52 AM

Five US senators who called for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima and the dropping of charges against Rappler boss Maria Ressa should focus on their country's own affairs, Malacañang said Monday.  Read more »

Several US senators seek De Lima release, dropping of raps vs Ressa, Rappler

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Posted at Apr 06 06:20 PM

Several United States senators have called on the Philippine government to release Sen. Leila de Lima from her 2-year detention and to drop charges against news website Rappler and its chief Maria Ressa. Read more »

Rappler's Maria Ressa pleads not guilty to P70-M tax deficiency cases

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Updated as of Apr 03 11:14 AM

Rappler president Maria Ressa on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to 4 counts of tax deficiency cases over the sale of Philippine Depositary Receipts before the Court of Tax Appeals 1st Division. Read more »

Protesta kontra sa panggigipit sa malayang pamamahayag, isinagawa

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Updated as of Apr 03 02:39 AM

Nagsagawa ng torch parade ang ilang grupo ng mga mag-aaral sa UP Diliman para ipagtanggol ang karapatan sa malayang pamamahayag.  Read more »

'For the 8th time': Rappler chief Maria Ressa posts bail anew

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Posted at Apr 02 04:17 AM

MANILA - Rappler chief Maria Ressa on Monday posted bail anew over alleged violations on foreign ownership rules. Read more »

US urges Philippines to let Maria Ressa 'operate freely'

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Updated as of Mar 30 07:15 AM

WASHINGTON (UPDATED) - The United States on Friday urged the Philippines to quickly resolve a case against arrested journalist Maria Ressa and allow her and her news site Rappler to "operate freely." Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 29, 2019

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Updated as of Mar 30 07:09 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Facebook shuts down accounts, pages linked to Duterte's former social media manager

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Posted at Mar 29 10:17 PM

Facebook cites inauthentic behavior for its decision to shut down hundreds of pages and accounts linked to President Rodrigo Duterte's former social media manager. Read more »