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Journalist Frank Cimatu convicted of cyber libel

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 04:12 PM

A Quezon City court convicted journalist Frank Cimatu for cyber libel over his 2017 Facebook post about former Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol. Read more »

Australian sentenced to 129 years in PH child sex abuse case

Allison Jackson and Mikhail Flores, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 09 02:37 PM

An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said. Read more »

Gregorio family happy with guilty verdict of cop Nuezca

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 10:51 AM

The family of Sonia Gregorio and son Frank Anthony has found peace after a judge sentenced their killer, ex-cop Jonel Nuezca, up to 40 years in jail. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 21, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:34 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Justice for George Floyd

Adrees Latif, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 09:05 AM

People react after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A, Tuesday.  Read more »

Who is Derek Chauvin? Convicted Floyd killer, face of US police brutality

Joy Powell and Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 06:04 AM

Chauvin, described by colleagues as rigid and silent, knelt on Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes on a Minneapolis street on May 25 last year, despite the dying man's pleas. Read more »

'Political persecution' sa Tiamzon couple verdict inalmahan ng mga tagasuporta

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Updated as of Nov 27 09:01 PM

Tinawag itong political persecution ng mga tagasuporta ng mga Tiamzon.  Read more »

Johnson & Johnson fails to overturn $2.12-B baby powder verdict, plans Supreme Court appeal

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 08:32 AM

Missouri's highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson's appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products. Read more »

Ex-Catanduanes town officials face prison term for P13.95-million backhoe purchase

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 02:15 PM

MANILA— The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division has found former municipal officials of Viga, Catanduanes guilty of graft for the irregular purchase of a backhoe loader amounting to P13.95 million in 2005.   Read more »

Business groups condemn Ressa cyberlibel verdict, warn of 'chilling effect'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:43 PM

The groups said the verdict “would threaten our other rights and freedoms, which are woven together to serve and protect society, especially the most vulnerable.” Read more »

Rappler boss Maria Ressa in court for cyber libel verdict

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 09:16 AM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa arrived in court Monday for the verdict in a cyber libel case that her supporters said would be a test to the country's justice system. Read more »

How correcting a typo got Maria into trouble: The cyberlibel case vs Rappler

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 09:56 PM

Here is everything you need to know about the cyberlibel case versus Rappler, Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos, Jr. Read more »