Rappler had grown in stature in recent years, particularly with its reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte and his policies, including the headline-grabbing war on drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives.
Duterte’s government and the National Press Club of the Philippines have justified the move against Rappler by arguing the website was foreign funded. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, this violated constitutional restrictions on the media.
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