Independent news outlet Rappler and its founder Maria Ressa have been acquitted of the final of five tax evasion charges launched in 2018 by the Philippines government. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), in welcoming the long-awaited legal victory and calling on the Filipino judiciary to overturn all remaining cases against Ressa and other media workers.