00:00After nearly six years, a Tacloban court is set to rule on the cases against detained
00:05journalist Frenchy May Cumpio and activist Marielle Domechil. Cumpio and Domechil along
00:10with three other individuals were arrested on February 7, 2020 at the office of alternative
00:15news outlet Eastern Vista in Tacloban City. They are facing charges of terror financing
00:20and illegal possession of firearms. Representatives of international media groups call out the
00:25government for the delays in the judicial process. They add, a conviction would have
00:30dangerous repercussions for press freedom in the country. It took more than four years after
00:34her arrest for Cumpio to take the witness stand and tell her side of the story. Cumpio and Domechil
00:40are expected to arrive at the Tacloban City Regional Trial Court on January 22 for the promulgation of their cases.
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