Renowned Philippine journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa plans to fight her conviction for libel at the country’s highest court following the rejection of her appeal in the case that carries a lengthy prison term.
In a ruling on Tuesday, the Court of Appeals rejected a motion by Ressa to reconsider its upholding of a 2020 conviction against her and a former colleague for “cyber libel”, a move that lawyer Theodore “Ted” Te said was “disappointing”.
