VERBATIM
“The whole tragedy of this whole incident for me isn’t even Duterte giving the order. It’s other media agreeing with it. They should know that if the President can target me, he can target anyone else whom he thinks wrote something unflattering about him or his aides.”
–Rappler Reporter Pia Ranada after Rappler reporters were banned from covering the President. [feelbox]
“You don’t really know who you are until you’re forced to fight to defend it. Then every battle you win or lose, every compromise you choose to make or to walk away from – all these struggles define the values you live by, and, ultimately, who you are.”
— Maria Ressa, Rappler CEO and Executive Editor, accepting the 2018 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award on November 21 in New York City.
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“Marami namang mga pangalan na bigay talaga ang Tsina. Siopao, siomai, ampao, petsay, hototay pero lahat naman po iyan ay hindi ibig sabihin na sila ay nag-aangkin.”
— Former Spokeperson Harry Roque when asked about the on China’s West Philippine Sea occupation during a press briefing on February 16.
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“Clearly, meron misinformation and disinformation. Sa ibang bansa, accountability is a serious matter. Kung kaya, gusto namin malaman kung anong agency ang nag-release ng intel para matingnan namin kung kailangan dagdagan ang kanilang budget to improve their infrastructure and logistics. Pero kung malaki na ang budget nila and their ineptness is obvious, perhaps we need to cut down their budget at ilagay na lang ang pondo sa mas may pakinabang ang taumbayan”
—Senator Nancy Binay on the groups identified by Paolo Duterte supposedly colluding to oust President Duterte [feelbox]
“’Yung kabuuan ng Asya, bakit lahat ng mga kapitbahay nating mga bansa ay merong langis, di ba? Imposible namang nung magbato ang Panginoong Diyos ng langis sa Asya, Pilipinas lang ang iniwasan. Imposible, kaya tiyak na meron. Ngayon ang problema, di natin kayang mag-isa.”
— Senator Tito Sotto on possible joint oil exploration with China.
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