Palace on CA ruling on Rappler: ‘Let law takes its course’
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:53:59 +0000
MALACANANG will let the legal process run its course following a decision by the Court of Appeals (CA) upholding its ruling that news site Rappler was not fully Filipino owned.
In a press briefing, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo reiterated that the executive branch did not interfere with the affairs of its co-equal branch.
“As we said, any case that has been filed before the courts we will not interfere,” Panelo told reporters.
“We will let the law takes its course,” the Palace official said.
Panelo also insisted that the ruling was not an attack on press freedom.
“Definitely. It’s not related naman. Eversince hindi naman talaga related (It’s not related),” Panelo said.
In a 25-page Resolution of the CA Former Special 12th Division, dated February 21, 2019, it affirmed the findings of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the online news website.
“Wherefore, this Court hereby resolves to Deny the Motion for Partial Reconsideration dated 17 August 2018 for lack of merit. The decision dated 26 July 2018 stands,” the ruling reads.
It ruled that SEC complied with the requirements of notice and hearing afforded to Rappler.
The CA junked the motion filed by Rappler finding no grave abuse of discretion on the part of SEC.
Rappler has repeatedly maintained that it was “completely Filipino-owned.”
“Rappler is – on paper and in reality – a completely Filipino-owned company,” the news website had previously said. CATHERINE S. VALENTE
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