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The cyber-libel conviction of Rappler CEO and veteran Fil-Am journalist Maria Ressa on Monday sparked global headlines and condemnations from around the world, many calling a major blow to press freedom in the Philippines. Her conviction...

“A cautionary tale:” that’s how Maria Ressa describes her fate, after a Manila court convicted her and a former Rappler writer/researcher of cyber-libel. The total damages in the case were worth P400,000. Rappler has been absolved...

Sundance features film following Maria Ressa’s fight for truth and democracy By Jared Bray, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau SALT LAKE CITY — A film that follows a Philippine journalist’s fight for press freedom premiered at...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — International journalists have converged to Los Angeles for LA Press Freedom Week, raising awareness on the challenges journalists face all over the world. Among those giving some insights — Filipino-American Maria Ressa,...

The National Union of People’s Lawyers continues to refute Malacanang’s claims that they are working with journalists from Rappler and Vera Files to oust President Duterte. Speaking at an event in Vancouver, the NUPL finds the...

PHILIPPINES — A number of Filipino journalists and lawyers are behind a plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte — according to a matrix published by The Manila Times on Monday. The report supposedly details a closely...

SAN FRANCISCO — Fil-Am journalist Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, has been preaching for the protection of press freedom. She and her newsgroup have been a favorite target of attacks by President Rodrigo Duterte and his...

DALY CITY, CA — Filipinos gathered at the Pilipino Bayanihan Resource Center in Daly City to hear a statement from Rappler CEO and chief editor Maria Ressa regarding press freedom and democracy in the Philippines. Recently, Ressa...

LOS ANGELES — This weekend marked the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Resolution, and as U.S.-based activists are continuing the fight. LA Filipinos marked the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA Revolution by holding a forum on...

PHILIPPINES — Rappler chief Maria Ressa’s arrest over alleged “cyber-libel” charges in the Philippines on Wednesday reverberated around the globe. The New York Times’ headline: Maria Ressa, Philippine journalist critical of Rodrigo Duterte, is released after arrest....