MANILA, Philippines — The exclusive banner story of Manila Times on a supposed "matrix" to oust President Rodrigo Duterte was poorly sourced, a former editor of the broadsheet said. Senior journalist Felipe Salvosa resigned from his post as managing editor of the Manila Times days after the ouster matrix story was published. Related Stories Editor quits post from broadsheet that ran ouster 'matrix' storyIn an interview with ANC's "Early Edition" Friday, Salvosa said he was asked to resign from the publication. I resigned," Salvosa told ANC. The resigned editor also pointed out that it was questionable for Malacañang to confirm the so-called matrix the same day it was published as the information came from Malacañang itself.

Source: Philippine Star April 26, 2019 03:28 UTC