Rappler barred from covering President

“HIGHER-UPS” barred Rappler’s Malacañang reporter Pia Ranada-Robles from covering President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, a day after Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go tagged Rappler and the Philippine Daily Inquirer as purveyors of fake news.

Ranada-Robles, who was supposed to cover the induction and oath-taking of the new board of directors of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Inc. at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang on Tuesday afternoon, was barred from entering the Palace.Ranada-Robles, known for throwing persistent and tough questions to the President, was initially barred from entering the Malacanang complex by an officer of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Tuesday morning.