It was expected that
the Vice President will weigh on the issue of a Regional Trial Court in Manila
convicting Rappler’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder Maria Ressa and
a former researcher for cyber libel.
Vice President Maria
Leonor “Leni” Robredo said the conviction was a clear message for the critics
of the Duterte administration to “keep quiet.”
Ressa was a recipient
of the Time magazine Person of the Year in 2018
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| Rappler’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder Maria Ressa and Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo (photo credit to owner) |
"We must
remember that this is merely the latest instance of law being utilized to
muzzle our free press," Robredo, a lawyer by profession, said in a
statement.
"Silencing,
harassing, and weaponizing law against the media sends a clear message to every
dissenting voice: Keep quiet or you are next," she said.
"A threat to the
freedom of even a single Filipino is a threat to all of our freedoms," said
the Vice President. "If the law and our government institutions can be
brought to bear upon Ms. Ressa, then we should be wary of what this means to
the freedoms of ordinary citizens."
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