Stella Estremera (right), SunStar Davao editor-in-chief discussed the effect of the libel conviction on her during Friday’s Davao vs. Libel roundtable talk at Ateneo de Davao University. She said the decision comes near the time of media freedom day on November. “I am now in a position to make it small or big…the time is ripe for protest,” Estremera said. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)
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“It can happen to any of us. Even because of a mere police story. As long as someone wants to silence you.” So says multi-awarded journalist and editor-in-chief Stella Estremera after a trial court found her and former publisher Antonio Ajero guilty of libel for publishing an alleged one-sided news article 10 years ago.
