Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has been released on bail after being arrested on charges linked to the anti-dummy law against securities fraud. Like clockwork, Ressa’s rich and powerful friends on the international liberal media circuit began posting articles and social media updates which decried a supposed “lack of press freedom” […]
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Those Complaining About a Lack of “Press Freedom” in The Philippines Insult The Intelligence of The Civilised World
After a visit to Singapore, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is currently in San Francisco where she’ll almost certainly be meeting with powerful and very rich friends from America’s Silicon Valley tech industry. Even though Ressa is set to face trial on charges of cyber-libel against Filipino businessman Wilfredo Keng, this […]
Maria Ressa vs. Nas Daily: Why The Young and Old See Today’s Philippines Differently
Throughout this week, journalist and former diplomat Rigoberto Tiglao has exposed several major truths about Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and her quest to defame Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, his supporters and the modern Philippines as a whole. First, Tiglao exposed how Ressa is an American who only got a passport […]
Duterte is Fighting Super-Rich Media Barons on Behalf Not Just of Filipinos, But of Free People Everywhere
After confirming that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is a US citizen who only became a citizen of The Philippines as recently as 2004, journalist and former diplomat Rigoberto Tiglao has authored a detailed piece which paints a substantial timeline of Ressa’s career in broadcast and print media. One of the […]
Myth Busting Rappler’s Latest Scandal
On 12 February, a judge issued an arrest warrant for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, in relation to charges of a criminal act of cyber libel. Ressa’s subsequent arrest has caused many false interpretations of the realities on the ground to be proffered throughout international media. Here are the facts of the situation: […]
Filipinos Should Simply Ignore The Bully That is Time Magazine
It has been said that a bully who inflicts physical harm on his victims should be stood up to, as when such a thing happens, the bully backs down in the manner of a coward. After all, most bullies are in fact cowards. However, when it comes to being a […]