The #HoldtheLine Coalition has condemned ongoing State-linked legal harassment of the Nobel laureate after new libel complaints were filed against Maria Ressa’s "Rappler" and six other news organizations - by a senior member of the Philippine cabinet.
The complaints were filed with the Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office by the Duterte administration’s Energy Secretary, Alfonso Cusi. The complaint against Rappler names CEO Maria Ressa, Executive Editor Glenda M. Gloria, Managing Editor Chay Hoflieña and reporter Aika Rey individually. “We condemn, in the strongest terms, this latest act of lawfare against Maria Ressa and