MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Convicted Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa is finally changing her tune and is now singing happy songs!

Although her online news blog Rappler has consistently referred to Bongbong Marcos as the “son of a dictator” during the last Philippine presidential campaign, Ressa seems to be warming up quickly to the current Malacañang occupant.

While she had stubbornly accused the (Rodrigo) Duterte government of weaponizing the law to curtail press freedom, she now says there is a “lifting of fear” under Marcos, even among journalists.

While she had described the Philippines as the worst war zone she’s ever been in, Ressa now sees a bright future for foreign and local investments in the country.

While she had previously proclaimed to the world that Democracy is dad in the Philippines, she now acknowledges that the court system actually works in the country.

If and when the Philippine Supreme Court decides to overturn her cyber libel conviction, will Ressa finally sing George Frideric Handel’s “Halleluja?”

But what if the high court upholds her conviction? Will she write a sequel to her book, “Standing Up To A Dictator?” Will she and Rappler continue to hold the line?

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