“I really don’t know about [Ressa’s case and arrest]. Duterte said he had yet to read reports about Ressa’s arrest at her Pasig City office late on Wednesday. Ressa’s lawyers, he said, failed to argue her entitlement to bail before a Pasay City court and to keep abreast of the case’s developments. ‘Mocked, attacked’But top universities and their officials condemned Ressa’s arrest. “Let’s make our voices heard.”The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication said Ressa’s arrest showed “a clear intent to harass and intimidate” the free press.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 15, 2019 23:15 UTC