Claim 720

The Philippine Star reported that Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of the Manila Regional Trial Court convicted Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. of cyber libel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Philippine Star reported that Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of the Manila Regional Trial Court convicted Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. of cyber libel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.
Field: action
Value: Judge Estacio-Montesa convicts Ressa and Santos
About: incident 2020-philippines-ressa-cyber-libel-conviction
Source: Court convicts Rappler's Ressa on cyber libel
Publisher: The Philippine Star (national paper of record)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: retired
Source date: 2020-06-15

Quotation from the source

Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 convicted Ressa and Rappler's former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. guilty of violating Section 4(c)(4) of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, or cyber libel.