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Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, reporter attend arraignment in cyber libel case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:40 PM

The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 24 entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and reporter Rambo Talabong as the two did not enter a plea for the case that stemmed from an article alleging "thesis for sale" at the De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde. 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 »

Rappler boss Ressa takes stand to rebut gov't tax evasion lawsuits

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 07:31 PM

News site Rappler CEO Maria Ressa took the witness stand for the first time on Thursday to counter tax evasion charges that she maintains were politically motivated.   Read more »

Court postpones arraignment of Rappler chief Ressa, reporter on 3rd cyber libel case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 04:00 PM

A Manila court on Thursday granted the plea of Rappler chief Maria Ressa and writer Rambo Talabong to postpone their arraignment for a cyber libel case over an article alleging "thesis for sale" at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. Read more »

US senator in key post vows continued support for De Lima

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:26 AM

A United States senator who has been previously barred entry into the Philippines for taking steps in support of detained Senator Leila de Lima is now occupying key positions in the US Senate and has vowed continued support for the detained Philippine lawmaker.    Read more »

College professor sues Maria Ressa, Rappler reporter over article alleging 'thesis for sale'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 06:57 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is facing her third cyber libel case, this time over an article alleging thesis for sale at the De La Salle - College of St. Benilde. Read more »

Trump throttled press freedom, journalists say

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 11:02 PM

CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Maria Ressa, who heads a Philippine news website known for its scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte, and Sonny Swe, CEO of Frontier Myanmar, told a Reuters Next panel that press freedom had deteriorated sharply. Read more »

Documentary on Maria Ressa wins at Gotham Awards 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 05:22 PM

A film about journalist and Rappler chief Maria Ressa won Best Documentary at the 30th Gotham Awards.  Read more »

Judge inhibits from Maria Ressa’s 2nd cyber libel case after getting death threat

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 01:07 AM

A judge handling Maria Ressa’s second cyber libel case has inhibited from the case after receiving a death threat through the court’s email. Read more »

'Respect' each other's policies, Palace says after US sanctions officials threatening journos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 05:41 PM

States "must learn to respect each other’s domestic policies," Malacañang said on Wednesday, after the US approved sanctions for other governments' officials who threaten or wrongfully imprison journalists including Maria Ressa of Rappler, which has reported extensively on President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. Read more »

US may deny entry to foreign ofcl's who oppress journalists in spending law OK'd by Trump

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 10:38 PM

An explanatory statement for the law from the U.S. House of Representatives stated that "The Secretary of State shall apply subsection (c) to foreign government officials involved in threatening, wrongfully imprisoning, or otherwise depriving of liberty independent journalists who speak out or publish about official corruption or other abuses, including Maria Ressa in the Philippines and El Faro in El Salvador." Read more »

CA blocks Ressa’s bid to visit ailing mother despite 4 other courts permission

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 07:52 PM

The Court of Appeals has denied the bid of Rappler President and CEO Maria Ressa to visit her ailing mother in the United States for the holidays despite 4 other courts allowing her to leave the country.   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 »

CTA affirms ruling denying Ressa bid to travel due to pandemic concerns

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 10:43 AM

The Court of Tax Appeals has affirmed a Pasig court ruling denying Maria Ressa’s bid to travel to the United States back in August supposedly to attend various events surrounding the release of the documentary “A Thousand Cuts.” Read more »

Watchdog downgrades PH rights rank over activist killings, ABS-CBN shutdown, anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 03:14 PM

An international watchdog has downgraded the civic space rating of the Philippines from “obstructed” to “repressed” in its report for this year, citing the passage of the controversial Anti-Terror Law, attacks against the media, and the alleged killings and vilification of activists in the past year. 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 »

Amal Clooney to receive press freedom award as lawyer of embattled journalists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 05:40 PM

The award, given by the Committee to Protect Journalist’s board of directors, recognizes the recipient’s “extraordinary and sustained commitment to press freedom.”   Read more »

Mga problema ng media sa bansa, tinukoy ng mga journalist

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 06:09 PM

“Years from now, the followers of Duterte will regret what Duterte did to ABS," saad ni Nery.   Read more »