";s:4:"text";s:5360:" The disputed Rappler article was published May 2012, which means complainant Wilfredo Keng had the right to sue only until May 2013. Montesa found an “unpublished resolution of Tolentino v People,” which is a First Division ruling from the Supreme Court dated August 6, 2018. "It is of public record: My counsel had pleaded and begged with Rappler … Wilfredo Keng on his statement said that they asked Rappler several times to correct their story titled “CJ using SUVs of ‘controversial’ businessmen”. The man behind the cyber libel charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and their former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. released a statement after he won the case against on Monday.Wilfredo Keng on his statement said that they asked Rappler several times to correct their story titled According to the article, Keng was allegedly under surveillance by the “National Security Council for alleged involvement in illegal activities,”Manila Regional Trial Court branch 46 sentenced Ressa and Santos of 6-year term and ordered to pay P400,000 to Keng.The decision of the court has been criticized by celebrities, politicians, and lawyers, including Pinoy Trending now Pinoytrend.net is an independent social news site which founded by one aspiring news writer in 2014. AFTER clearing his name following the conviction of Rappler editor Maria Ressa for cyber libel crime, businessman Wilfredo Keng is determined to file another charge against her. According to Andaya, because of that, the online news company With this, Andaya said that Rappler forgot to uphold the truth which is one of its primary duties. “Where is the violation of press freedom there?” the camp of Wilfredo Keng asked. In line with this issue of the “freedom of speech”, the camp of Wilfredo Keng reacted, based on the report from TV 5. Wilfredo Keng’s camp on Press Freedom issue after Rappler’s Maria Ressa guilty verdict Here’s the statement from the camp of Wilfredo Keng on press freedom issue On Monday, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa received a guilty verdict from the court due to the cyber libel case filed against her by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Poe hopes Duterte will also reprimand NTC for issues hounding telco industry. As the court finally announced that Ressa, along with former reporter Reynaldo Santos, is guilty of the cyber libel charges, various reactions on social media flooded concerning the press freedom. The fight between businessman Wilfredo Keng and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has reached its conclusion after the Manila Regional Trial Court announced their verdict with Ressa guilty of the cyber libel charges on Monday, June 15. Businessman Wilfredo Keng dismissed the allegations in the 2012 story as baseless and false and said Rappler refused to take down the story online and publish his side of … But why am I not criticizing the court’s decision like some of my fellow journalists and foreign news media? Keng filed the complaint only in October 2017. Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa will call the court to order at 8:30 am on Monday. According to the article, Keng was allegedly under surveillance by the “National Security Council for alleged involvement in illegal activities,” Here’s the full statement of Keng: LPA-enhanced monsoon rains expected until Friday —PAGASA. The verdict was released on June 15, 2020, Monday, and the journalist was convicted of committing the crime along with former researcher-writer Rey Santos before the Manila Trial Court. The disputed Rappler article was published May 2012, which means complainant Wilfredo Keng had the right to sue only until May 2013 if the one year prescription was followed. Maria Ressa asks prosecutors to junk Wilfredo Keng’s 2nd cyber libel complaint. “Today, with the judgment of conviction against Ressa and Santos promulgated by the Hon. First and foremost, the Rappler article about billionaire businessman Wilfredo Keng, for which the two were charged and convicted, was a complete untruth. Some said that it is a form of curtailing press freedom since Ressa has been working in the world of news and current affairs and a known critic of the present administration.
After Rappler corrected a typo in the story in February 2014, Keng then had the chance to sue until February 2015 (Rappler, June 16, 2020). Keng filed the case in 2017 because of the alleged libelous article that the site of the online news company published in 2012. https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/06/15/legal-reckoning-day-2 She added that the power that the media entity wields, The lawyer reiterated that is the real case. Rappler executive editor and CEO Maria Ressa. (Contributed photo) MANILA – Businessman Wilfredo Keng on Monday said he had asked Rappler executive editor and chief executive officer Maria Ressa to correct false public accusations against him or to publish his side, but to no avail. Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa found guilty over cyber libel charges filed against her from complainant businessman Wilfredo Keng.