Prof desists from pursuing cyber libel case vs Ressa

MANILA — A college professor who filed a cyber libel complaint against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and reporter Rambo Talabong has desisted from pursuing the case, citing “misappreciation of facts,” according to Ressa’s lawyer Ted Te.

The Rappler report was based on a complaint that was being investigated by the College of St. Benilde . “[B]ut one thing that resulted from the discussion was that Rappler would update the story with information that was obtained after the case was filed. The updated story was posted on August 10,” he told ABS-CBN News in response to a query.

“I can finally focus more of my time working to produce more stories at this critical time in our country. I am extremely grateful to Rappler, our lawyers, and our readers for standing with me from the beginning,” he said. “Let’s hope that this sets a precedent for judges protecting freedom of the press in other cases as well,” she said.

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