The IPI global network strongly condemns the killing of Filipino radio broadcaster Renato Blanco, who was fatally stabbed on September 18. We call on authorities to conduct a thorough investigation in order to determine the motive for this killing and to bring all those responsible to justice. We also call on the new Marcos administration […]

Regulation of big tech and social media platforms is urgently required to tackle the spread of falsehoods and the increasing political weaponization of disinformation online, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa told IPI’s World Congress 2022 in New York. Speaking at a panel entitled “Holding the line for journalism”, Ressa, the CEO of news outlet […]

IPI expresses dismay over the decision of the Philippine Court of Appeals to uphold the cyber libel conviction of Nobel Peace Prize winner and IPI Executive Board member Maria Ressa and her former colleague Rey Santos Jr. on July 8. This case is a clear instance of targeted harassment of Ressa and Rappler in retaliation […]

The IPI global network expressed outrage after Philippine authorities ordered the shutdown of Rappler, the pioneering news organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner and IPI Executive Board member Maria Ressa. Affirming an earlier decision, the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission revoked Rappler’s certificates of incorporation on June 28 for violating foreign ownership rules. Rappler […]