After being banned from covering President Duterte, Rappler reporter Pia Ranada has been barred from the entire Malacañang complex, including the office of the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) where she remains a member. ADVERTISEMENTRoque said that if a guest would disrespect the homeowner “could you blame anybody for evicting the rude guest? Last December, Mr. Duterte told the MPC that his “adversarial” relationship with the media was par for the course. It’s just public interest foremost and I think the only standard is public interest,” he said, adding:“We do not fight with each other. ADVERTISEMENTThe MPC has the prerogative to “accept, suspend or revoke membership to the body,” it said in a statement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2018 23:26 UTC