The Hold the Line Coalition welcomes the court decision as it calls for an end to the "constant persecution" against journalist Maria Ressa and the news company she founded, "Rappler".
Manila, Jan 18 (EFE).- The Philippines’ Court of Tax Appeal on Wednesday acquitted journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and her news website Rappler of four cases of tax evasion, which she denounced as being politically motivated. The charged stemmed from during the tenure of former president Rodrigo Duterte, whose deadly war on …