This is a victory not just for Rappler but for everyone who has kept the faith that a free and responsible press empowers communities and strengthens democracy
Rappler Holdings Corporation and its president Maria Ressa of the fifth tax evasion charge filed by the former administration of Rodrigo Duterte.We share this with our colleagues in the industry who have been besieged by relentless online attacks, unjust arrests and detentions, and red-tagging that have resulted in physical harm.
We share this with Filipinos doing business for social good but who, like us, have suffered at the hands of oppressive governments.filed against Rappler by the Duterte-era Bureau of Internal Revenue and Department of Justice.were based on the false and flimsy premise that, when Rappler issued Philippine Depositary Receipts in 2015, it was not raising capital but earning a taxable profit, which it supposedly willfully did not declare.– Rappler.
As we celebrate the triumph of facts over politics, we want to thank you, our readers, for holding the line with us through the years. If you want tostay updated with Rappler’s other cases and be part of a community that supports press freedom, we invite you to