UP College of Mass Communication on guilty verdict vs. Rappler's Maria Ressa, Rey Santos: It is a threat that should be thwarted with increasing courage and limitless fortitude to question, to investigate, and to expose abuse of power.
Rappler’s lawyer Atty. Theodore Te said they will file an appeal against the ruling, which sentenced Ressa and Santos to up to 6 years in jail.
"This is a pivotal moment for the Philippines, and a pivotal moment not just for our democracy but for the idea of what a free press means," Ressa said a news conference immediately after the conviction was handed down, her voice sometimes quivering with emotion. "This verdict is a sham and should be quashed," said Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Regional Director, adding that"with this latest assault on independent media, the human rights record of the Philippines continues its free fall."
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