Court of Appeals ruling on Rappler hailed

By Aric John Sy Cua

Aug 11, 2024 12:01 am

FORMER senator Leila de Lima on Saturday hailed the Court of Appeals (CA) decision, reversing a previous ruling by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission that ordered the closure of Rappler, a news site co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa.

'As with my cases, the case against Rappler had no chance of surviving with [former president Rodrigo] Duterte out of power, and given an independent judiciary,' de Lima wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, CEO of online news site Rappler, reacts before entering the Rappler office in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 09 August 2024. The Philippines' Court of Appeals has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to restore Rappler’s certificate of incorporation, rendering void a shutdown order by the SEC issued in January 2018. The ruling legitimizes the existence of Rappler as a corporate entity allowed by Philippine law. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA

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