Tag: Rodrigo Duterte

MANILA: Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted Tuesday of her final tax evasion charge, the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison.Ressa smiled as the judge delivered the verdict in a case that has dragged on for nearly five years.The 59-year-old, who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, has been fighting multiple charges filed during former president Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and still faces two cases.A vocal critic of Duterte and his deadly drug war, Ressa has long maintained...