Rappler
Court orders arrest of Maria Ressa, Rambo Talabong over Benilde thesis story
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and reporter Rambo Talabong face a third cyber libel case concerning an investigative story about an alleged corruption scheme at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (CSB).
The story alleged that students paid P20,000 to pass their thesis subject, with payments purportedly going to Ariel Pineda, a program chairperson at CSB who was under university investigation at the time.
Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 ordered the arrest of Ressa and Talabong on January 11, setting bail at P30,000 each.
This marks Talabong's first arrest warrant and libel case, while it is Ressa's 10th arrest warrant and third cyber libel case.
Talabong posted bail on January 14, and Ressa posted bail on January 13, both before their warrants were served.
The arraignment and pre-trial for the case are scheduled for February 4.
Talabong stated he stands by the story and that the case highlights the imperative to decriminalize libel.
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