Ressa has been a vocal critic of Duterte and the deadly drug war he launched in 2016, triggering what media advocates say is a grinding series of criminal charges, probes and online attacks against her and Rappler.In a statement Wednesday, it confirmed the"revocation of the certificates of incorporation" of Rappler for violating"constitutional and statutory restrictions on foreign ownership in mass media".
"We continue to work, it is business as usual," Ressa told reporters, adding"we can only hope for the best" under Duterte's successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte has attacked the website by name, calling it a"fake news outlet", over a story about one of his closest aides. The case springs from the 2015 investment from the US-based Omidyar Network, which was established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Ressa is fighting at least seven court cases, including an appeal against a conviction in a cyber libel case, for which she is on bail and faces up to six years in prison.The International Center for Journalists has urged the Philippine government to reverse its order to shut down Rappler.