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Lian Buan
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This is Calida's latest move against critical press. He initiated SEC's investigation into Rappler; he sought to close ABS CBN via quo warranto and pressured NTC to issue cease and desist. Now, he threatens to file court case to void Rappler agreement if Comelec won't.
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Lian Buan
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PDR case against Rappler is not final and is pending before Court of Appeals. In its July 2018 ruling, CA said that when Omidyar donated PDRs to Rappler's Filipino managers, "the negative foreign control found objectionable by the SEC appears to have been permanently removed."
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Lian Buan
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Calida says Rappler has no legal personality to perform any corporate act, citing SEC findings. SEC is a quasi judicial body whose findings are appealable. SEC said so itself in 2018: until made final, Rappler can go on business as usual.
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Lian Buan
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It adds to Calida's long list of using OSG to go after perceived Duterte critics. This time, his actions sync with Marcos, whom he has been helping from 2016 campaign, to PET case with a position opposite to who should have been his client - Comelec
rappler.com
Calida drops Comelec, backs 50% shading threshold in favor of Marcos
Instead of defending the government in the electoral protest filed by Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo, Solicitor General Jose Calida says he is acting as People's Tribune
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