MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte called Rappler CEO Maria Ressa a “fraud,” even threatening the veteran journalist that she would someday have a taste of her own medicine. “Ressa is a fraud. Duterte said he had never filed any complaint against journalists for criticizing him even during his stint as Davao City mayor. And it will come, it will come… Just be careful.”“I have some folders given to me all throughout the years. Ressa said the case was politically motivated, an accusation the government repeatedly denied.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 07, 2020 21:56 UTC