'Rappler is Filipino': CA voids 2018 Rappler shutdown, restores rights
Rappler wins its biggest case as a company, as the Court of Appeals voids the 2018 shutdown order of the Duterte-time Securities and Exchange Commission. This restores Rappler’s certificate of incorporation and eliminates the risk of a shutdown.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/court-appeals-decision-voids-shutdown-order/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/court-appeals-decision-voids-shutdown-order/
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00:00Rappler wins its biggest case as a company, as the Court of Appeals voids the
00:042018 shutdown order of the Duterte Times Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC.
00:10This restores Rappler's Certificate of Incorporation and eliminates the risk of a shutdown.
00:15In a strongly worded decision promulgated on July 23, the CA says,
00:20quote, Like a bull seeing red, the SEC Unbank plowed through law
00:24and jurisprudence to reach its mark, the death of Rappler.
00:27The SEC Unbank violated the hierarchy of courts and ignored procedure.
00:31These actions have no place in a democratic state.
00:34The decision is spanned by Associate Justice Emily San Gaspar-Guito.
00:38When the rule of law prevails, justice is served.
00:42It's a vindication after a torturous eight years of harassment.
00:47The SEC revoked Rappler's Certificate in January 2018.
00:51It claimed the issuance of Philippine depository receipts or PDRs to foreign investor Omidyar was unconstitutional.