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Veteran journo held for libel, ‘unaware’ of case in Davao
MANILA, Philippines — Following his Saturday morning arrest, veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. remains in the dark about who is behind the cyberlibel complaint lodged against him and what triggered it, with his lawyer saying he was not given due process. Human rights lawyer Dino de Leon, who is representing Lustre i

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