Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa told presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo in a radio program exchange that the six times she posted bail in a span of just two months were “not regular.”Ressa and Panelo were guests in “Omaga Diaz Report,” a program anchored Henry Omaga Diaz over AM radio station DZMM on Saturday afternoon. READ: Maria Ressa spends night at NBI“The big picture is I posted bail six times in two months and that is not regular,” Ressa said. READ: Rappler’s Maria Ressa arrested for cyberlibelHe said was Ressa was using the issue of freedom of expression against the government because a case had been filed against her. ADVERTISEMENTOn the six times Ressa posted bail in two months, he said: “If you were charged six times, then you will post bail six times.”Ressa said she could counter “every single” one of Panelo’s statements, but this would be a “waste of time” for the people. In reply, Panelo said that, even if Ranada was prohibited from entering the Palace, her forwarded questions were being entertained.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 16, 2019 13:52 UTC