Court acquits Rappler, Maria Ressa of tax evasion
The Court of Tax Appeals acquitted Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC), and its CEO Maria Ressa of four tax evasion charges filed against them by the Duterte administration in 2018.
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On the acquittal of Rappler’s tax evasion case
Altermidya Network welcomes the Court of Tax Appeals’ (CTA) decision to acquit Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and Rappler of the tax evasion charges filed by the Duterte administration. The charges junked by the CTA are part of what can be described as a textbook example...
Stand with Rappler, assert press freedom
We in the alternative media community stand in defiance with Rappler and denounce the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) order to shut down the online media outfit.
FALSE: Rappler and Vera Files’ fact-checking efforts akin to Nazi censorship
TAGALOG A Facebook post on the page “Coach Jarret” on March 31 claimed that media organizations Rappler and Vera Files’ fact-checking efforts are comparable to the burning of books by the Nazi regime in Germany. The post contained a screenshot of the American...
Drop the cyberlibel charges, stop the harassment
We in the Altermidya-People's Alternative Media Network express solidarity with colleagues in Rappler and other individuals who are facing cyber libel complaints in connection with a series of investigative reports into Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus...
JOINT STATEMENT: Stop the cyber attacks!
Over the past few months, several news sites have been subjected to cyber attacks. According to a February 7 article in the Manila Bulletin, the websites of CNN Philippines, Rappler and Philstar.com have been attacked, purportedly by a group calling itself Pinoy...