Libel verdict due for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa faces a possible prison sentence when the verdict in her libel trial is handed down Monday in a case she and watchdogs say is aimed at silencing critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.Ressa, 56, and her news site Rappler have been the target of legal action and probes after publishing stories critical of Duterte's policies, including his drug war that has killed thousands.Monday's verdict in Manila will decide a trial that stems from a businessman's 2017 complaint