Phil's Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asked Comelec to unilaterally rescind the MOA with Rappler because of undue delegation to Rappler of the Commission's authority; its alleged violation of the Constitution and the laws; its alleged record of reporting false and grossly biased information; and its supposed violation of the State policy to be fully independent of foreign interference and secure integrity of elections.
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), the CA said, also successfully demonstrated that Ressa’s intended travel is not necessary and urgent “because there are other ways for her to participate” in the US event.
MANILA – Presidential Human Rights Committee Secretariat (PHRCS) Undersecretary Severo Catura on Monday night cautioned against the politicization of human rights, particularly of press freedom, in relation to the cyber libel conviction of Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa. During an online program “Biblia at Politika”, Catura said politicizing human rights could weaken societal structures and...
There is no suppression of the freedom of the press. It was a case of bad journalism. It was a case of bad lawyering,”
-Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel.
Sought for comment, Presidential Spokesperson Panelo said: “You can be correct all the time, (but) mistakes happen. Maybe this is one of them."
MANILA — Malacañang reiterated on Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte’s coverage ban on news site Rappler does not violate any law, describing covering the Palace as a “privilege, not a right.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said despite the ban, Rappler still has access to regular Palace briefings which are live-streamed and televised, signed laws, and other important...