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The first Filipino movie star in Hollywood is a woman

Isidra Reyes
Posted at Nov 25 07:54 PM

Elena Jurado was from the rustic seaside town of Sibonga, Cebu, but fate led her to the US where her steely ambition led to a career in movies. In this feature pieced from the extensive research of writer Wilfredo Pascual, we chart the journey of this “Island Cinderella” from being billed alongside Hollywood hotshots until her fairy tale took a different turn Read more »

Court dismisses another Rappler, Ressa plea to junk cyberlibel raps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 12:10 PM

A Manila court has dismissed another appeal of news site Rappler, its chief Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. to dismiss the cyberlibel case filed against them by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Read more »

Rappler allowed to file motion to dismiss cyber libel rap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:11 AM

A Manila court has allowed Rappler and its chief Maria Ressa to file a demurrer to evidence for the dismissal of a cyber libel complaint filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Read more »

Businessman seeks P50-M damages from Rappler over 'libelous' article

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 04:22 PM

MANILA - The businessman who sued news website Rappler for cyber libel is asking for P50 million in damages over the allegedly “malicious and devastating defamation” he experienced as a result of a 2012 article accusing him of having a “shady past.” Read more »

Boxing: Vic Saludar ready for Puerto Rico bout, but hometown bias a concern

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 01:10 AM

Saludar will defend his world minimumweight title in hostile territory, when he faces Wilfredo Mendez at the latter’s turf in San Juan on August 24. Read more »

Pinoy animator shares creative talents with fellow OFWs

Bong Godinez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 03:33 PM

Wilfredo “Tato” Leonardo’s resume includes working as a 2D and 3D animator for a number of production houses, including Disney and Nickelodeon in New Zealand.  Read more »

Ex-ASEAN official: Joint PH-China probe of Recto Bank incident a 'joke'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 10:03 PM

MANILA - The joint investigation of the Philippines and China on the Recto Bank incident, wherein a Chinese vessel allegedly sunk a boat of 22 Filipino fishermen and left the Filipinos adrift at the West Philippine Sea, was described as a "joke" by a former top official of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Read more »

Maria Ressa's cyberlibel arraignment deferred

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 10:55 AM

MANILA - A local court deferred Tuesday the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa in connection with a cyberlibel case filed by a local businessman.  Read more »

Court denies Rappler, Ressa plea to junk cyberlibel raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 10:40 AM

A Manila court has denied an appeal by news site Rappler, its chief Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr. to dismiss the cyberlibel case filed against them by businessman Wilfredo Keng.  Read more »

Duterte has no ties with Ressa's libel accuser: Palace

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 04:46 PM

Malacañang said Monday President Rodrigo Duterte had no ties with a businessman who filed a cyber libel case against news website Rappler chief Maria Ressa. Read more »

Duterte washes hands of Ressa’s cyber libel case

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 11:44 PM

BULACAN (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday denied any involvement in the cyber libel case filed against veteran journalist and Rappler chief Maria Ressa.  Read more »

Ressa's libel accuser not connected to Duterte, says lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 07:46 PM

Businessman Wilfredo Keng is not "in any way" connected to President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration, one of his legal counsels said Thursday following the arrest of Rappler chief Maria Ressa. Read more »

Ressa's libel accuser: 'No one is above the law'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 02:54 PM

No one is above the law, a businessman who accused Rappler CEO Maria Ressa of cyber libel said Thursday, asserting his commitment to "see this legal battle to the very end" despite accusations that the case is an act of persecution.   Read more »

Maria Ressa ng Rappler nagpiyansa sa kasong cyber libel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 09:24 PM

Nakapagpiyansa na ngayong Huwebes ang pinuno ng news website na Rappler na si Maria Ressa matapos arestuhin sa kasong cyber libel.  Read more »

Maria Ressa ng Rappler inaresto sa kasong cyber libel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 12:11 AM

Inaresto ngayong Miyerkoles ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) si Maria Ressa, ang pinuno ng news website na Rappler, dahil sa kasong cyber libel. Read more »

DOJ indicts Rappler, Maria Ressa, reporter for cyber libel

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 08:53 PM

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted news website Rappler, its chief Maria Ressa, and a former Rappler reporter for cyber libel, saying an article it published in 2012 was "clearly defamatory."   Read more »

Filipinos 'Pooh-Pooh' Xi's Manila visit

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 20 04:13 PM

Philippine Twitter and Facebook feeds were flooded Tuesday with Winnie the Pooh memes in a winking expression of anti-China sentiment stirred by President Xi Jinping's state visit to Manila. Read more »

Ex-Coast Guard chief charged over P9.5-M rescue equipment deal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 01:02 PM

Former Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Wilfredo Tamayo was charged with graft at the Sandiganbayan over a P9.5 million deal for the purchase of rescue equipment and other items in 2008. Read more »

DOJ begins probe into cyber libel raps vs Rappler

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:44 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) began on Monday its preliminary investigation into cyber libel charges against executives and a columnist of news website Rappler. Read more »

NBI: Libel raps vs Rappler has no basis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 05:17 PM

MANILA - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday said the cyber libel complaint against news website Rappler has no basis. Read more »