Maria Ressa during today’s hearing in Manila (Photo by Rein Tarinay / Bulatlat) The issue here goes beyond Rappler as other dominant and alternative news media organizations are also under attack. Ressa only becomes a convenient target because of her high profile. That’s what she has in common with ABS-CBN which is a leading network….
In response to the tourism crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, governments of the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand established virtual tours for those who want to explore famous travel locations in Southeast Asia without leaving their homes, and to encourage tourists to visit these places in the future. The post Explore beauty and heritage…
Despite his betrayal of Philippine sovereignty in his relations with China, Duterte has gotten far less than the loans that he expected to get from China even at the most onerous terms for his much-touted plan of infrastructure-building. It has become obvious that China has preconditioned most of the loans with demands for the most…
Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat “Allowing this administration, the added leeway and greater authority that come with a newer, more oppressive anti-terrorism law would open the floodgates to graver forms of abuses. The dangers that come with the Anti-Terrorism Bill are all too real to be ignored, and we cannot and should not wait until the…
Media groups and other sectors slam the guilty verdict on Rappler’s CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa and former staff Rey Santos Jr, calling the decision a further attack of the government on press freedom.
Members of the progressive groups dubbed as Iligan 14 inside Iligan City Police Office Station 5. (Photo courtesy of Kabataan Partylist-NMR) The students were subjected to abuse and intimidation, with one student choked by an officer in plainclothes while he was trying to explain. One student was also labelled as a “recruiter for the New…
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Maria Ressa during today’s hearing in Manila (Photo by Rein Tarinay / Bulatlat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Various groups assailed today yet another attack against press freedom in the country, with a Manila court handing down a guilty verdict against Rappler’s CEO Maria Ressa and their former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr….