The decision came after Leila De Lima was acquitted on the second of three politically motivated drug cases last month. Detained ex-senator Leila de Lima reacts as she goes out of the Muntinlupa ...

The lawyers for jailed Philippine human rights activist Leila de Lima vowed to win her freedom after a judge who recently denied her bail quit the trial on Friday. De Lima, one of the most ...

A prominent Philippine journalist accused of cyber-libel has been released on bail a day after her arrest, in a case freedom of speech advocates are describing as persecution. Maria Ressa is the ...

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critic in Congress has been arrested after the president revoked his 2011 amnesty for a failed coup attempt and revived rebellion charges against him.

Ressa, the CEO and co-founder of investigative outlet Rappler, is a fierce critic of former Filipino President Rodrigo ...

The decision came after Leila De Lima was acquitted on the second of three politically motivated drug cases last month. Last week, the International Criminal Court ordered the restarting of its ...

The dropping of charges against Ressa and Rappler, the news website she founded, is the latest legal victory for the Nobel ...

Ressa and her website Rappler have been hit with a string of criminal charges in recent months that have sent shockwaves through the Philippine media scene. [AFP] Philippine journalist Maria Ressa ...

Journalist who founded Rappler news outlet faces multiple charges brought while Rodrigo Duterte was president.

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critic in Congress has been arrested after the president revoked his 2011 amnesty for a failed coup attempt and revived rebellion charges against him.

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was cleared Tuesday of tax evasion following a five-year legal battle, hailing the ...

MANILA: Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted on Tuesday (Sep 12) of her final tax evasion charge, in the ...