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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Ressa’s conviction case of ‘bad journalism, lawyering’: Palace
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.
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Ressa as one of the most influential women a ‘mistake’: Palace
Sought for comment, Presidential Spokesperson Panelo said: “You can be correct all the time, (but) mistakes happen. Maybe this is one of them."
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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...