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Manila: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa on Wednesday vowed to fight an order to shut down her investigative news website Rappler in the Philippines, stressing its journalists would continue to “stand up for their rights” despite concerted state harassment.The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked Rappler’s certificate of incorporation on Tuesday for allegedly violating rules on the foreign ownership of media outlets. “We continue to work,” Ressa told an online press conference from Hawaii, where she is currently attending a conference. “It’s business as usual. There’s a process and we’ll follow the legal process. We’ll continue to stand up for our rights.” “It’s like quicksand if you can’t count on the rule of law,” she added. (dpa)
