‘Kill’ order to revoke news website’s certificates of incorporation made in final days of Rodrigo Duterte’s rule

The Nobel prize winner Maria Ressa has said she will challenge an order shutting down Rappler, the news website she co-founded, vowing the outlet will not succumb to harassment and intimidation.

Rappler, which has been widely praised for scrutinising the administration of the outgoing Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has faced relentless legal charges and investigations.

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