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Rappler release official statement regarding SEC’s revocation of their license

January 16, 2018

via @rapplerdotcom;

Dear Readers and Viewers,

We thought this day would never come, even as we were warned in the first of week of December last year that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would be handing down a ruling against us.

We have acted in good faith and adhered to the best standards in a fast-evolving business environment, we were confident that the country’s key business regulator would put public interest above other interests that were at play in this case.

The SEC’s kill order revoking Rappler’s license to operate is the first of its kind in history – both for the Commission and for Philippine media.

What this means for you, and for us, is that the Commission is ordering us to close shop, to cease telling you stories, to stop speaking truth to power, and to let go of everything that we have built – and created – with you since 2012. All because they focused on one clause in one of our contracts which we submitted to – and was accepted by – the SEC in 2015.

Now the Commission is accusing us of violating the Constitution, a serious charge considering how, as a company imbued with public interest, we have consistently been transparent and above-board in our practices. Every year since we incorporated in 2012, we have dutifully complied with all SEC regulations and submitted all requirements even at the risk of exposing our corporate data to irresponsible hands with an agenda. Transparency, we believe, is the best proof of good faith and good conduct.

All these seem not to matter as far as the SEC is concerned. In a record investigation time of 5 months and after President Duterte himself blasted Rappler in his second SONA in July 2017, the SEC released thisruling against us. This is pure and simple harassment, the seeming coup de grace to the relentless and malicious attacks against us since 2016.

We intend to not only contest this through all legal processes available to us, but also to fight for our freedom to do journalism and for your right to be heard through an independent platform like Rappler.

We’ve been through a lot together, through good and bad – sharing stories, building communities, inspiring hope, uncovering wrongdoing, battling trolls, exposing the fake. We will continue bringing you the news, holding the powerful to account for their actions and decisions, calling attention to government lapses that further disempower the disadvantaged.

We will hold the line.

The support you’ve shown us all this time, and our commitment to tell you stories without fear, give us hope.

You inspire courage.

You have taught us that when you stand and fight for what is right, there is no dead-end, only obstacles that can only make us stronger.

We ask you to stand with us again at this difficult time. #SupportRappler

Vice President Leni Robredo New Year’s Message to Filipinos

December 31, 2017

Written in Filipino, Vice President Leni Robredo is as optimistic as ever, specially this coming 2018. Here’s the full text of her message.

Mensahe
Isang manigong bagong taon sa inyong lahat, mula sa aming pamilya at sa Tanggapan nang Pangalawang Pangulo.

Sa ating pagsalubong sa 2018, panalangin natin na patuloy na mamuhay ang liwanag nang pag-ibig at pag-asa sa puso ng bawat isa.

Marami tayong pagsubok na hinaharap at haharapin pa. Nandiyan ang pagkalat nang negatibismo at galit, paglaganap ng kultura ng takot at karahasan sa ating lipunan. Ngunit sa kabila ng mga ito, naging saksi tayo sa katotohanan: na ang bawat Pilipino ay tanglaw sa pag-asa.

Sa bawat kamunidad na ating pinuntahan at sa bawat pamilya na ating nakasalamuha, nakita natin ang kabutihan at habag ng bawat isa para sa ating kapwa.

Kaya’t ngayong 2018m buhay pa rin ang pangarap natin na mabigyan ng mas magandang kinabukasan ang bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Nananatili tayong matatag at determinado sa ating adhikain na iangat ang ating mga kababayan mula sa kahirapan at ipagtanggol ang mga karapatan ang bawat Pilipino.

Muli, isang masaya at masaganang bagong taon sa ating lahat!

She also sent her regards to all her followers on twitter via her twitter account.

President Rodrigo Duterte New Year’s Message to Filipinos

December 31, 2017

A very positive New Year’s message from the President of the Philippine Rodrigo Duterte. Here’s the full text of his message.

I greet the Filipino people, here in the Pilippines and in all corners of the world, as we welcome the New Year.

As we spend time with our family, friends and loved ones in turning a new page in our nation’s history, let draw strength from what we have achieved both as individual and as a community in the past year. It is my hope that we foster solidarity as we move forward in our pursuit of providing a more comfortable and productive life for all.

We are a time when our resolve is being tested by many trials and difficulties. Corruptoin, criminality, illegal drugs and terrorism have impeded our progress in the past year. However, I remain hopeful that our resilience will enable us to overcome and rise above these challenges as one nation.

Let us embrace this coming year’s uncertainty with a glimmer of hope and remain determined in achieving our visio of a better and more prosperous future.

I wish all of us a fruitful and blessed New Year.

Facebook users is looking for the owner of the payslip that they found on the street

December 24, 2017

This is one Christmas gift that will surely have a happy ending! Facebook user Jasmin T. Baleza and husband Roy Montilla Baleza are currently looking for Michael Oguimas who inadvertently drop his payslip together with the actual pay.

She posted,

“pashare nmn po pls.kung sino po nakakakilala kay Michael Oguimas napulot po ng asawa ko yung payslip nya with sahod.along shaw blvd po nya napulot.kawawa nmn po yung nawalan nito.”

which roughly translate to;

“Please share whoever knows Michael Oguimas, my husband found his payslip with his money along Shaw blvd. It’s be sad whoever lost this money.”

Naturally, Ms. Baleza good deed is now viral, as of this posting its been shared for more than 80,749 time, 14k reaction and more than 6000 comments.

Thoughts on the video of taxi driver who was slapped by a woman motorist

December 19, 2017

Like what they say, ‘cooler heads prevail’, apparently that did not happen with Ms. Cherish Sharmaine Interior, since she is now the subject of another road-rage case. It’s all over my feed on facebook and twitter, which I assume it will be the same for everyone else.

Anyway, just read the story from the links below;

If only Ms. Cherish Sharmaine Interior let the incident slide and accepted Virgilio Doctor, 52, apology we all be talking about a different story and may be a dash cam video of an idiot drive who keeps cutting a female driver.

So if ever you’re driving in Metro Manila or anywhere in the world, just remember these tweets from Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan;

It’ll be interesting how this story ends.

How to Scam the Scammer?

December 17, 2017

Text scam are common these days, once they got your number you will forever be in their contact list and will more likely receive more text scams.

One twitter user however have a clever way to scam the scammer or in her own words “give scammers a mini heart attack”.

Here’s who she did it; as soon as she receives a text scam that purportedly say that you won half million pesos and a laptop, she immediately replied, pretending to be one of those subscription service that sends a Bible verse each day for 50 Pesos, since these scammers are working on a budget a any amount that is deducted from their budget is big blow to their operation.

Of course the she happily shared the whole encounter on twitter, which went viral. Since tweeting, it now have more than 137K likes, 59K retweets and she got more than 366 replies.

Fans’ reaction to Maine’s Open Letter

November 26, 2017

As expected, fans reacted to Maine Mendoza emotional “Open Letter” and all of the fans that reacted gave an overwhelming position response.

Even Carlo Ople of Unbox.ph;

Maine Mendoza publish “Open Letter to her Fans”

November 26, 2017

Maine Mendoza just published an “Open Letter to her Fans” on her website and then on her twitter account. The gist of of the letter is that she’s “no longer happy anymore”.

In just 5 hours after tweeting the “Open Letter”, fans reacted and it went viral. As of this posting, Maine’s tweet got more than 33k likes, 9.3k retweets and more than 4.8k replies.

Unless you’re living under a rock or a cave, you probably know who Maine Mendoza is, she’s the second half of the AlDub love team, Alden Richards is the other and become a social media sensation with her dubsmash earning her the title Dubsmash Queen of the Philippines.

You can read the full text of her Open letter on her website.