Senator Risa Hontiveros Condemns SEC Over Order to Shutdown Rappler Re-elected Senator Risa Hontiveros condemned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order to shut down online news organization Rappler. Hontiveros expressed her sadness over the administration’s threat to the free press in a statement. She emphasized that it is regrettable that this administration is coming … Read more
Rappler violated the Constitution – Court of Appeals Earlier this year, Security and Exchange Commission revoked the license of social news site Rappler. The news entity fought for their freedom to published news in the Philippines despite of accusations that it is foreign-owned. Based on the Philippine Constitution, media entities are not allowed to be … Read more
Netizens reacted to Rappler’s Pia Ranada’s statement that criticizing the government is the job of media members like her. Reporter Pia Ranada of social news website Rappler received criticisms from several netizens for her statement that “criticizing the government” is her job as a member of media entity. Her statement was posted on the official … Read more
Rappler received fiery words from Aiza Seguerra’s wife Liza Diño for its “malicious report” about the alleged corruption in NYC Liza Diño the wife of singer and former National Youth Commision chairperson Aiza Seguerra slammed social news website Rappler for its “malicious” report about his alleged corruption. It can be recalled that reports started to … Read more
Duterte supporters to deactivate their FB accounts once its partnership with Rappler and VERA Files push through Supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte are planning to deactivate their Facebook accounts following its partnership with Rappler and VERA Files for its third party fact-checking program. VERA Files, an independent non-stock nonprofit media organization, announced its partnership with … Read more
PCOO assistant Secretary Mocha Uson was slammed by award-winning writer Ogie Rosa with the fact-checking program of Facebook with Rappler. Award-winning writer Ogie Rosa, who is also a social media influencer and humanitarian activist, slammed Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson with his post about fact-checking program. Rosa shared on his Twitter … Read more
Rappler has its own way of greeting President Rodrigo Duterte on his birthday The social news website Rappler and the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte may not have a smooth-sailing relationship with each other, but it did not hinder the former to greet the latter on his birthday. It can be recalled that the Securities … Read more
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop slammed Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for trying to dishonor President Rodrigo Duterte. A video of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s interview with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop which was conducted March of last year gained popularity once again on social media as it was shared on “Christopher Bong Go Page” on … Read more
Wikileaks founder said on his recent tweet that Rappler wrote the “stupidest article” he had ever read. Jullian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks wrote in one of his recent tweets that Rappler wrote the “stupidest article” he had ever read. The said article was about the allegations linking Assange to a conspiracy theory involving him, … Read more
Blogger who is a supporter of Duterte administration slams Maria Ressa on her tweet about ignorance of voters Pro-Duterte blogger Mj Reyes slams Rappler CEO and President Maria Ressa about her quotation of John F. Kennedy. The veteran journalist of the social news website tweeted an excerpt from a speech of the late US President. … Read more