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Court Of Appeals Orders Rappler to Shut Down, err… Shut Up

July 29, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippines’ Court of Appeals (CA) has just about had it with Rappler’s manipulation of its recent decision denying the online news source’s petition for a reversal of the SEC ruling revoking its media license.

Since the Court issued its ruling, Rappler has been publishing headlines and stories claiming that the Court has sided with Maria Ressa’s company, that the Court has said that SEC was wrong in revoking Rappler’s license, and that SEC was ordered to reconsider its revocation order — all of which are farthest from the truth.

So today the CA has issued a restraining order for Rappler to shut up and stop misinterpreting the 72-page Court decision.

Will the Court also issue another order for Rappler to shut down?

Stay tuned!

Court Of Appeals Issues Gag Order For Rappler To Shut Up

July 28, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippines’ Court of Appeals has DENIED Rappler’s petition for a reconsideration of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) revocation of its media licence for violation of the Constitution.

In its decision, the Court clearly stated that Rappler is liable for violating the Constitution in as far as the 100% ownership provision of the law regarding media ownership.

But a desperate Rappler chose to to re-interpret (or misinterpret) the ruling, saying that the Court says the license revocation is wrong.

Clearly, the very first paragraph of the decision says the opposite.

So today, the Court issued a gag order to Rappler to stop it from making false interpretations of its decision.

Get that, Maria Ressa? STFU!

What Court Of Appeals Meant By Giving Rappler “Corrective Period”

July 27, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While almost all news media were reporting that the Court of Appeals has denied Rappler’s petition for a reconsideration of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruling revoking its media license, the online news source is focused on a different headline — that of the Court’s admonition that SEC should give Rappler a “corrective period,.”

So just how exactly can Rappler correct something that was illegal in the first place, violating the Constitutional provision that Philippine media should be owned 100% by Filipinos?

So, The Adobo Chronicles sought clarification from the Court of Appeals. Here’s its response:

”We were using ‘corrective period’ as a figure of speech. What we really meant was that Rappler should be given the chance to correct its vision — since it obviously sees things through a Yellow lens. Perhaps Maria Ressa and her team should schedule a visit with an opthalmologist or optometrist.”

That’s crystal clear.