Online news website Rappler said it will appeal the order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirming the revocation of its registration because of violation on foreign ownership in mass media.
Manila RTC judge Reinalda Estacio-Montesa appeared to have completely adopted the stance taken by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the prescriptive period for cyberlibel is 12 years and not one year as provided for under the Revised Penal Code.
Beleaguered social media giant Facebook has tapped Rappler and Vera Files as local partners for its third-party fact-checking program in the Philippines.
