Rappler Archives | Page 41 of 53 | CMFR
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Once Again, Stand for Media Freedom
THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility deplores as an infringement on press freedom the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte barring online news site Rappler’s reporter Pia Ranada... Read more
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Rappler Banned from Covering President Duterte
CMFR/Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has barred online news site Rappler and its Malacañang Palace (the Philippine president’s office and residence) reporter from covering him, a Palace official ... Read more
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The Swiss Challenge an End to Corruption?
DISMAYED WITH the manipulation of the procurement system of government, President Rodrigo Duterte on January 28 announced that government would use the Swiss Challenge in the assignment of... Read more
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InterAksyon Shutting Down; CNN Philippines Downsizing
TV5 NETWORK Inc. will be shutting down the operations of its online news portal, InterAksyon, as a cost-cutting measure. Meanwhile, employees from TV news network CNN Philippines received... Read more
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Tokhang Re-launched: What the Public Needs to Know
THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) has re-launched Oplan Tokhang for the third time on Monday, January 29. The program has moved back and forth between the jurisdiction of... Read more
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Palace Intervention?
IN DECEMBER 2017, media reported the unceremonious firing of Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado as Navy Chief due to “insubordination.” According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana: “As the Secretary... Read more
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The Rappler-SEC Ruling: Corporate Issues, Politics and Press Freedom
Corporate Check BREAKING NEWS carried the basics of a case that has since drawn the attention of international media and the global watchdogs of press freedom. The Securities... Read more
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NBI Subpoenas Rappler CEO, Former Reporter Re Cyber Libel Complaint
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Scarcely a week after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked online news site Rappler’s incorporation papers, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) subpoenaed CEO Maria... Read more
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For Freedom’s Sake: Stand with Rappler
Statement of the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility NEWS MEDIA organization Rappler is challenging in the courts the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) revocation of its Certificate... Read more
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SEC Revokes Rappler’s Incorporation Paper Months after Duterte’s Threat of Investigation
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Months after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to investigate Rappler’s ownership, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked the incorporation paper of the online news organization for... Read more


