THE Manila court presiding over the cyber libel case of journalist Maria Ressa and another individual reset their arraignment to May 17.

Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 gave Ressa, chief executive officer of news site Rappler, and its former researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. 10 days to seek a motion for reconsideration on her decision to dismiss their petition to drop the charges against them.

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