Philippines News Site Faces Closure After Regulator Upholds Decision

A distinguished information group within the Philippines is as soon as once more underneath risk of closure after the nation’s monetary regulator upheld an earlier choice to void its authorized standing.

Online information website Rappler—whose co-founder and chief government officer, Maria Ressa, was awarded last year’s Nobel Peace Prize—has usually revealed stories important of President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration’s brutal struggle on medicine. Mr. Duterte’s time period ends June 30, when he shall be succeeded by Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the Philippines’ late dictator.