'It is business as usual' - Maria Ressa on Philippines government shutdown orders

After authorities in the Philippines ordered the shutdown of investigative news site Rappler, its founder, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa has said that they intend to continue to operate as normal.

Rappler, one of the few Philippines media outlets critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's government, said it wouldn't be closing and would challenge the order in court.

29 June 2022