The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission's affirmation on June 28 decision of its earlier ruling to shut down news website Rappler.
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission's affirmation on June 28 decision of its earlier ruling to shut down news website Rappler.of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corp. for supposedly violating the foreign ownership restrictions on mass media companies.
"This merely makes clear the challenge ahead: to push back against government-led efforts to clamp down on and delegitimize the free press and to draw a clear line in defense of truth and free speech," Gutierrez added. "While many registered news outfits are being crushed, unaccountable and insensitive vloggers and internet journalists have been given accreditation to cover the most important events in government. This only sows distrust and cultivates a tame coverage," Hontiveros pointed out.
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