Rappler was Accused

Having this pandemic, we want to voice out our anger. Not because we just want to blame the government but we need answers and solutions.  Some may think this is not what we need right now but it is helping. It is sad to know one of our resources online giving us insights about what is happening today. I think you already know her or come across their articles or websites she is the Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos jr. was convicted on Monday for cyber libel. As they say, they were arrested so people will be alarmed about it. As Ressa said she was a reporter since the ’80s. She was threatened and been shot but sadly never this kind of death by a thousand cuts. As per Manila regional trial court branch 45. Rainelle Estacio-Montesa said in the decision that Ressa and Santos were guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.  Sadly it may be, but we have no right to judge the decision of the government but we have the right to express what we feel but that is not the case. The cyber libel case stemmed from a 2012 investigative report written by Santos — “CJ using SUVs of ‘controversial’ businessmen” — which claimed that then Chief Justice Renato Corona while on impeachment trial used vehicles that were registered under the name of property developer Wilfredo Keng

The cyber libel case stemmed from a 2012 investigative report written by Santos — “CJ using SUVs of ‘controversial’ businessmen” — which claimed that then Chief Justice Renato Corona while on impeachment trial used vehicles that were registered under the name of property developer Wilfredo Keng.

This cyber libel started in 2012 wherein Santos have written the report “CJ using SUVs ‘controversial ‘ businessmen “ which claimed that Chief justice Renato corona while on impeachment trial used vehicles that were registered under the name of the property developer Wilfredo Keng. As for the report it claimed that the story was released 4 months on the website before the Cybercrime prevention act was signed into the law in 2014. They will be free on bail as they posted in 2019Damages, imprisonment

Ressa and Santos were ordered to pay P200,000 in moral damages and P200,000 in exemplary damages. In addition, they were sentenced to six months and one day to six years of imprisonment, which can be appealed up to the Supreme Court.

Ressa’s camp has 15 days to make a decision on what legal steps to take, said lawyer Theodore Te.

Ressa and various groups said the charge was an attack on press freedom and democracy, and that the outcome would impact future cyber libel cases. Ressa has a lot of criminal cases to face. If they were telling the truth or not I hope this case will be done and the person who is lying will accept what it needs to be accepted.

“Rappler was accused”

Having this pandemic, we want to voice out our anger. Not because we just want to blame the government but we need answers and solutions.  Some may think this is not what we need right now but it is helping. It is sad to know one of our resources online giving us insights about what is happening today. I think you already know her or come across their articles or websites she is the Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos jr. was convicted on Monday for cyber libel. As they say, they were arrested so people will be alarmed about it. As Ressa said she was a reporter since the ’80s. She was threatened and been shot but sadly never this kind of death by a thousand cuts. As per Manila regional trial court branch 45. Rainelle Estacio-Montesa said in the decision that Ressa and Santos were guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.  Sadly it may be, but we have no right to judge the decision of the government but we have the right to express what we feel but that is not the case. The cyber libel case stemmed from a 2012 investigative report written by Santos — “CJ using SUVs of ‘controversial’ businessmen” — which claimed that then Chief Justice Renato Corona while on impeachment trial used vehicles that were registered under the name of property developer Wilfredo Keng

The cyber libel case stemmed from a 2012 investigative report written by Santos — “CJ using SUVs of ‘controversial’ businessmen” — which claimed that then Chief Justice Renato Corona while on impeachment trial used vehicles that were registered under the name of property developer Wilfredo Keng.

This cyber libel started in 2012 wherein Santos have written the report “CJ using SUVs ‘controversial ‘ businessmen “ which claimed that Chief justice Renato corona while on impeachment trial used vehicles that were registered under the name of the property developer Wilfredo Keng. As for the report it claimed that the story was released 4 months on the website before the Cybercrime prevention act was signed into the law in 2014. They will be free on bail as they posted in 2019Damages, imprisonment

Ressa and Santos were ordered to pay P200,000 in moral damages and P200,000 in exemplary damages. In addition, they were sentenced to six months and one day to six years of imprisonment, which can be appealed up to the Supreme Court.

Ressa’s camp has 15 days to make a decision on what legal steps to take, said lawyer Theodore Te.

Ressa and various groups said the charge was an attack on press freedom and democracy, and that the outcome would impact future cyber libel cases. Ressa has a lot of criminal cases to face. If they were telling the truth or not I hope this case will be done and the person who is lying will accept what it needs to be accepted.