Maria Ressa denies president’s statement over Rappler owned by the Americans.
Maria Ressa, Rappler’s CEO firmly denied the president’s statement during the SONA over her company is fully owned by the Americans.
As obtained from the report of the Rappler, during the second SONA of the President yesterday, he claimed that the media company is “fully owned by the Americans.”
Truly, this is already an old issue but he warned the company for it is a violation based on the 1987 Constitution.
The article 16, section 11.1 of the Constitution indicates, “The ownership and management of mass media shall be limited to citizens of the Philippines, or to corporations, cooperatives or associations, wholly-owned and managed by such citizens.
And so the Rappler responded, “Rappler is 100-percent owned by Filipinos.”
On the report, the president ranted this during his address, “Eh mayor ako, I can look at your corporate earnings, your sister company, I can pierce the corporate identity, kayo rin pala. Ang hilig ‘nyo, mga newspaper. When you are not supposed to, ano, maging newspaper ka, you are supposed to be 100-percent Filipino. And yet when you start to pierce their identity, it is pala fully owned by Americans. Gano’n ang nangyari. It’s a matter of piercing the… So wala masyado akong… ABS, o Rappler, kayo ba ‘yan? Have you tried to pierce your identity? And I would lead you to America. Do you know that? And yet the Constitution requires you to be 100% media, Filipino. Rappler tried to pierce the identity, and you will end up American ownership.”
And so, the Chief-Executive-Officer of the company, Maria Ressa, denied it insisting that the company is owned by Filipinos.
On the Twitter account of the CEO, is where she has stated, ” President Duterte, you are wrong. @rapplerdotcom is 100% Filipino owned. Any leader should vet his information.”
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