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Duterte critic pleads not guilty to tax charges | South China Morning Post

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Maria Ressa, the CEO of Rappler, a Philippine online news site that has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, pleaded not guilty on April 3 to tax violation charges. She says these charges are part of the government’s move to muzzle critical media. Rappler is one of the few local media that has criticised Dute…

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