Nobel winner Maria Ressa, news outlet cleared of tax evasion

Nobel winner Maria Ressa, news outlet cleared of tax evasion
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company were cleared Wednesday of tax evasion charges she said were among a slew of legal cases used by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.
Rappler welcomed the court decision as “the triumph of facts over politics.”