Media organizations and rights group expressed their support to Rappler after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered it to cease operations on June 28, two days before Pres. Rodrigo Duterte stepped down from office.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was sworn in Thursday of June 30 after clearing all disqualifications filed against him at the Comelec and Supreme Court, but survivors of his late father's dictatorship will continue to question his presidency.
A day before Pres. Rodrigo Duterte relinquished his power as a president, another journalist was gunned down in broad daylight.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his inaugural speech at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila on June 30, 2022.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines stands with Rappler and its journalists and staff as the government moves to shut down the independent news site over issues with its Securities and Exchange Commission registration.