THE lawyer of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa welcomed the withdrawal of a second cyber libel case against his client even as she was "prepared to face and rebut the charge."
"The order of Judge Soriano to dismiss the case is a welcome development. It was based on the private complainant's voluntary withdrawal," said Ressa's counsel Theodore Te in a Viber message to The Manila Times when sought for a reaction.
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