The Rappler case at the SEC "is not a problem of press freedom" – CA

The controversy surrounding the Ordinance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoking the registration of Rappler's online information site is not a matter of press freedom, said the Court of Appeal in its judgment. ] But Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, asked why they were receiving "special treatment" on the issue, saying that the SEC should not have ordered the revocation of their registration.

"This court notes that the exercise of freedom of the press is not a decision of the 12th Special Division of the AC was read into this record.

After that the SEC had served Rappler with the revocation order in January 2018, the online news site issued a statement calling on readers to "stand by Rappler".

But the l & # 39; AC stated: "On the contrary, the issue involves the exercise of regulatory powers by the SEC on domestic companies duly registered with it."

"In this case, the petitioners In 1965, Ressa claimed that the SEC had violated Rappler's right to due process even though she did not enforce her own law.Woreare, the SEC went against the mandate of the law by not giving Rappler the possibility to modify or correct any error perceived before revoking his certificate icat of constitution, "Ressa told reporters. in an ambush interview at the Department of Justice Friday

However, the AC said that although they agree with Rappler's argument that the rules and procedures "have not been respected" by the SEC, it "does"

"Due process in an administrative procedure can not be fully equated with due process in the strict sense of the term, because in the first, a formal hearing or judicial type is not always nec.But Ressa argued: "We respect the rule of law, we demand the rule of law, but we receive special treatment because we are"

The AC, in its decision, ordered the SEC to reconsider the Rappler case, noting that the circumstances have changed since the US Omidyar network has already donated all its investments to Rappler's staff [19659002] to violate the Constitution from 1987 emphasizing that media ownership in the Philippines should be free from foreign control.

The AC said that "given Omidyar's donation of all of Omidyar's PDR to Rappler staff, the inspection deemed objectionable by the SEC appears to have been permanently suppressed."

" This case is hereby remitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission for this purpose, "the Board said.

Ressa said that they were going to leave it to the SEC.I continue to hope for the best. "/ Muf

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