MANILA: The head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte was freed on bail a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a government effort to bully journalists.
Maria Ressa, the award-winning head of news platform Rappler, was served a warrant live on television at her office on Wednesday for what media watchdogs said were trumped-up charges aimed at intimidating those who had challenged Duterte’s rule.
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