Rappler reporter barred because of ‘lost trust’ — Palace spokesman

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte had banned Rappler.com’s senior reporter Pia I. Ranada from covering her assigned beat Malacañang due to “loss of trust,” according to Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr.

In a text message to BusinessWorld on Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, Mr. Roque confirmed his earlier statement that Mr. Duterte had “lost trust in Ms. Ranada.”