Senators rebuke American lawmakers: Philippines no longer US colony

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:20:54 +0000

Saying the country is no longer a United States colony, three Philippine senators have filed a resolution

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Robredo: Bishop David, Ressa show human rights fight is ‘not a lost cause’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:53:58 +0000

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday lauded Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David and Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa

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Maria Ressa’s accuser: ‘I am not being used by Philippine gov’t’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:51:47 +0000

This was what Wilfredo Keng, the businessman who filed a complaint against Rappler chief executive Maria Ressa, said on Friday amid the uproar on Ressa’s arrest over a cyberlibel charge

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National Press Club: Ressa’s arrest done in bad taste, but not ‘political harassment’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:15:59 +0000

The National Press Club (NPC) has expressed dismay on the manner the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested Rappler.

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‘Fear more if press is silenced’ — Poe

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:10:48 +0000

'Fear more if press is silenced' — Poe

A free press helps guard government institutions, and attempts to silence and intimidate watchdogs may have a chilling effect on press freedom, Sen. Grace Poe warned.

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Maria Ressa to Guevarra: ‘I have the right to hold you accountable’

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:18:19 +0000

Rappler chief executive Maria Ressa retaliated at Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday, saying she has the right to hold him accountable for the cyber libel case filed against her.

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