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Rappler’s Maria Ressa Leads The Charge To Push For Freedom Of Spit

January 20, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Promising that “we will hold the line,” Rappler CEO Maria Ressa spoke at a massive rally held this weekend at the Boy Scout Circle on Timog Avenue in Quezon City.

In attendance at the protest were members of the news media, student journalists, the police as well as fish ball and kwek kwek street vendors. It was a mass action like no other.

Despite the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to revoke Rappler’s license as a media company for violation of the Constitution, and subsequent unrelated subpoenas she received, Ressa wask firm in her personal commitment as well as that of her online news company, to keep fighting for Freedom of Spit.

College Editors Rally Against Rappler’s Maria Ressa

January 17, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Dozens of editors and staff of college newspapers across the country staged a rally in Mendiola yesterday to condemn Rappler’s Maria Ressa for giving the legitimate press a “bad name.”

Members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines criticized Ressa for using Press Freedom as an excuse to violate the fundamental law of the land. (The 1987 Philippine Constitution prohibits ownership of news media by non-Filipinos.)

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently revoked Rappler’s license because foreign investors have a stake in the company.

In disowning Ressa and her battlecry of “suppression of Press Freedom,” the student journalists told The Adobo Chronicles that Ressa is giving the legitimate Press a “bad rap.”

SEC Certifies Thinking Pinoy And Pinoy Ako Blog As Legit Media Companies

January 17, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on a roll.

First, it revoked the license of Rappler to operate as a media company because it violated the ownership rules mandated by the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

Then, it ruled that The Adobo Chronicles is not a satire site because most of its stories were factual.

Now, SEC has certified that two major blogs from either side of the political spectrum are indeed, legit media companies — Thinking Pinoy and Pinoy Ako Blog.

”We have found no evidence of any foreign investment or funding for these two blogs,” SEC said. “Both are 100% Filipino owned.”

”In fact, even their blog names are very Filipino — both using the title, “Pinoy,” unlike Maria Ressa’s company which used a very foreign-sounding name, “Rappler.”

All’s well that ends well.