# Claim 501

The spokesperson said Rappler's reporters would have to cover the president's activities by television rather than in person.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The spokesperson said Rappler's reporters would have to cover the president's activities by television rather than in person.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: coverage by television only
- About: [incident 2018-philippines-bans-rappler-presidential-palace](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-philippines-bans-rappler-presidential-palace)
- Source: Philippines bans Rappler reporters from presidential palace. https://cpj.org/2018/02/philippines-bans-rappler-reporters-from-presidenti/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-02-21

## Quotation from the source

> have to cover the leader's speeches and activities by live television rather than in person from the presidential palace

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/501. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.