MANILA, Philippines – Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe is asking the Supreme Court to acquit Nobel Peace Prize 2021 laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. in their cyber libel case filed during the Rodrigo Duterte presidency.

What are the SolGen’s reasons for doing this? What are her arguments? Find out in this explainer by Rappler’s justice reporter Jairo Bolledo. – Rappler.com

Reporter, writer, producer, video editor: Jairo Bolledo
Supervising editor: Glenda Gloria

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