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Red-tagged UP alumni eye cyber libel, contempt charges vs AFP

By Enrico Berdos | Jan 23, 2021 8:13 PM

Six of the University of the Philippines (UP) alumni who were tagged in the military’s social media posts as members of the New People’s Army (NPA) are mulling to file cyber libel and contempt charges against Armed Forces and defense officials over the red-tagging brouhaha.

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Maria Ressa arrives at the Manila Trial Court Branch 46 to hear the verdict of the charge of cyber libel filed against her and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr..jpg

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Court clears Rappler but convicts Ressa, ex-researcher of cyber libel

By Ivel John Santos | Jun 15, 2020 4:12 PM

A Manila court convicted Rappler chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa and its former writer-researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. for cyber libel and sentenced them to six months to six years in jail and fines of P400, 000 for moral and exemplary damages.

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