Manila Bulletin
Nat’l Press Club protests Comelec’s partnership with Rappler
The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) has protested the partnership between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and news outlet Rappler for a voter engagement and disinformation campaign.
The NPC stated in a letter to Comelec acting chairperson Socorro Inting that the poll body's choice of Rappler is "unacceptable to most Filipinos."
NPC president Paul M. Gutierrez also said the partnership is a "step in the wrong direction" for achieving clean, credible, honest, and transparent elections.
Gutierrez cited Rappler's alleged "spotty record" in disseminating truthful information and its history of "gross bias" in reporting as reasons for the protest.
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