MANILA, Philippines — Journalists from other media outfits have joined online news site Rappler in asking the Supreme Court to overturn Malacañang’s order banning Rappler reporters from covering events and stories in the executive branch of government. Forty-one print, broadcast and online journalists, including Inquirer columnists Solita Collas-Monsod, Ceres Doyo and John Nery; former Inquirer associate editor Nilo Paurom and reporters Jovic Yee, Krixia Subingsubing, Dexter Cabalza and Matthew Reysio-Cruz, filed a petition for intervention on Tuesday. The petition was filed through counsel, former Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te. According to Rappler, the ban began on Feb. 20, 2018, when its Malacañang reporter Pia Ranada was not allowed to enter the New Executive Building where the press briefing of then presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was being held. Read NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2019 21:22 UTC