Lawyers’ group asks court to dismiss cyberlibel case vs Rappler chief

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:11:53 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – A group of human rights lawyers on Tuesday asked the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) to dismiss the cyberlibel complaint against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and co-accused, former reporter Reynaldo Santos.

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Rappler’s Ressa to file motion to quash cyberlibel case

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:23:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The camp of Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa will ask the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC)  to dismiss the cyberlibel case filed  by the Department of Justice (DOJ) .

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Lawyer’s fees received by gov’t counsels in Piatco case are illegal, CA declares

Lawyer’s fees received by gov’t counsels in Piatco case are illegal, CA declares

The lawyer’s fees received by the government’s legal team for the arbitration case against the Philippine International Air Terminals Company (Piatco) are illegal, the Court of Appeals said in its recent ruling.

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