SolGen wants Maria Ressa, Rey Santos Jr. acquitted of cyber libel

2026-03-11 - 06:55

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. Must Read SolGen asks SC to acquit Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr. in cyber libel case 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 Editor’s Note: The English subtitles for the video above were generated with an OpenAI model based on the video report written and produced by Rappler reporter Jairo Bolledo. The translation was edited by Bolledo, an editor, and by our production team before publication.