Philippines Nobel Winner Acquitted In Tax Evasion Case
Maria Ressa, a Nobel prize winner and co-founder of the online news site Rappler, has been acquitted of a tax evasion charge in the Philippines, another legal victory in her battle against multiple charges filed during the government of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa, a fierce Duterte critic, smiled as the judge delivered the verdict. She has long maintained that the cases against her and Rappler, which she co-founded in […]