Securities and Exchange Commission The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines upholds a previous appeal to invalidate online news website Rappler's operating license for violating constitutional foreign equity restrictions on mass media ownership, thus ordering the website's termination. Rappler co-founder and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa says that her company will contest the ruling in court. Rappler: Philippines orders shutdown of Maria Ressa's critical news site © BBC News Sources: BBC News
