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Maria Ressa leaves for US after CA permits travel

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 01:46 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa left for the United States on Sunday, her news agency said, after the Court of Appeals allowed her to attend a program at Harvard University and visit her parents there. Read more »

Makati court junks 2nd cyber libel case vs Rappler's Ressa

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 01:39 PM

A Makati regional trial court (RTC) junked Tuesday the second cyber libel case filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa after withdrawing his case against the journalist. Read more »

Ressa enters no plea in second cyber libel case

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 12:12 PM

Rappler chief Maria Ressa on Tuesday did not enter a plea to to the conditional arraignment for the second cyber libel charge filed against her by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Read more »

Makati court postpones arraignment of Maria Ressa on 2nd cyber libel charge

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 11:57 PM

MANILA - A Makati court on Friday postponed the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for her second cyber libel case after she questioned the criminal charge against her. Read more »

'Nakakatawa na siya': Maria Ressa slams new libel charge over tweet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:31 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on Friday called her second online libel case that stemmed from tweeting a screenshot of a news article as "ridiculous". Read more »

Rappler's Ressa charged with 2nd cyber libel case over tweet sharing newspaper article’s screenshots

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 06:53 PM

This is the 9th arrest warrant against Ressa, who is also facing tax evasion charges over Rappler Holdings’ sale of Philippine depositary receipts.    Read more »

Court of Appeals affirms decision denying Ressa plea to travel to US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 12:50 PM

The Court of Appeals has affirmed its decision to deny Rappler chief Maria Ressa's plea to travel to the United States to receive an award and attend the screening of a documentary about her. Read more »

‘It just doesn’t stop’: Maria Ressa fights off 2nd cyber libel complaint

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 08:40 PM

Ressa on Thursday moved to dismiss a new cyber libel complaint against her filed by the same businessman who secured a conviction in a Manila court in June. Read more »

Group decries 'abusive attacks' vs judiciary over Ressa conviction

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 09:56 PM

A judges' group on Monday called out "abusive attacks" against courts, judges and the judiciary following criticisms over Maria Ressa's conviction by a Manila court last week. Read more »

Businessman Wilfredo Keng files 2nd cyber libel complaint vs journalist Maria Ressa

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 07:20 PM

MANILA - Just days after Maria Ressa's conviction for cyber libel, news website Rappler disclosed Friday that businessman Wilfredo Keng filed another complaint against the journalist at the Makati City Prosecutor's' Office in February this year.   Read more »

US ambassador to PH expresses concern over Maria Ressa verdict

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 10:53 PM

US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on Wednesday expressed concern over the guilty verdict against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former writer-researcher Reynaldo Santos over a cyber libel case. Read more »

Law expert flags 'infirmities' in Manila court conviction vs Rappler's Ressa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 09:42 AM

A law expert on Wednesday said there were many "infirmities" in the decision of a Manila court judge in convicting Rappler chief Maria Ressa for cyber libel. Read more »

Various groups, personalities back Maria Ressa after cyber libel conviction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 11:10 PM

International media organizations and personalities voiced their support for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa after she was convicted of cyber libel. Read more »

Palace tells Rappler's Maria Ressa: You 'transgressed the law'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 04:34 PM

Rappler chief Maria Ressa "transgressed the law," Malacanang said Tuesday after the journalist shot back at the government over her cyber libel conviction. Read more »

Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright back Rappler boss Ressa after cyber libel verdict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 12:26 PM

Former US secretaries of state Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright on Tuesday expressed solidarity with Rappler CEO Maria Ressa following her cyber libel conviction, which supporters said was an attack on press freedom.  Read more »

Free press should rest on accountability: Ressa accuser's camp

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:26 AM

The right to freedom of the press should come with accountability, the camp of a businessman who lodged a cyber libel case against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said Tuesday, a day after she was found guilty of the crime.    Read more »

The ANC Brief: Ressa guilty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 05:00 AM

Justice or a blow to press freedom in the country? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today. Read more »

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa convicted of cyber libel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:36 PM

Journalist Maria Ressa is convicted of cyber libel and sentenced to jail in a decision deemed as a major blow to the country's press freedom.  Read more »

Ressa's libel accuser says complaint independent of govt, not about press freedom

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 04:45 PM

MANILA - The businessman who accused Rappler chief Maria Ressa of cyber libel said Monday his complaint was "not a fight against press freedom," nor was it a case of the government. Read more »

Robredo: Maria Ressa guilty verdict tells gov't critics to 'keep quiet or you're next'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 02:33 PM

MANILA — Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday the cyber libel conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was a message for critics of the administration to "keep quiet."   Read more »