Badoy blasts Ressa, Rappler amid complaint at Ombudsman

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lorraine Badoy lashed out at Rappler CEO and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa after the latter filed an administrative case against her last Tuesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/22/ntf-elcacs-badoy-faces-2-more-complaints-from-ressa-nupl">NTF-ELCAC&#x27;s Badoy faces 2 more complaints from Ressa, NUPL</a></li></ul><p>Ressa’s complaint stemmed from Badoy’s accusation that she and her news organization Rappler, are the communists’ &quot;mouthpiece.&quot;</p><p>“The complaint... against me is nothing more than one more attempt by the CPP-NPA-NDF to silence the NTF ELCAC,” Badoy said in a press conference Thursday, yet again claiming that the news organization is a mouthpiece of the communist group. </p><p>Rappler has since denied the accusations.</p><p>&quot;These targeted acts of harassment identify me to both officials of the Government and its supporters as an enemy and implicitly grants permission, if not encourages, further attacks,&quot; Ressa earlier said.</p><p>Badoy also addressed Ressa’s accusation that her conduct is “unbecoming of a high ranking official.&quot;</p><p>“I submit that there can be no better conduct of a high government official than to uphold my oath of office to defend and protect the Constitution from all threats and to use the powers vested on me to defeat a terrorist organization that has destroyed our people and our bright promise as a nation,” she said.</p><p>Badoy vowed that the complaint will not stop her from &quot;speaking the truth.&quot;</p><p>“There is nothing–NOTHING–not the numerous nuisance complaints filed by the CPP NPA NDF and its allies–certainly not Maria Ressa nor Rappler -that will stop the NTF ELCAC from speaking the truth about the CPP NPA NDF and destroying it,” Badoy said.</p><p>“Government will sue Rappler, Vera Files, Facebook,&quot; Badoy added.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2007574" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Ressa’s complaint stemmed from Badoy’s accusation that she and her news organization Rappler, are the communists’ 'mouthpiece.'

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Badoy blasts Ressa, Rappler amid complaint at Ombudsman

Badoy blasts Ressa, Rappler amid complaint at Ombudsman

Jasmin Romero,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 21, 2022 08:27 PM PHT

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