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Phil Commission on Elections (Comelec) suspended its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with online news website Rappler
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Phil Commission on Elections (Comelec) suspended its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with online news website Rappler

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.

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Ressa ‘politicized’ press freedom: Palace exec

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...

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MALACAÑANG PALACE INSISTS RAPPLER COVERAGE BAN ALLOWED

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...