Philippine court convicts journalist of terror financing charge in ruling condemned by media groups

A Philippine court Thursday found a Filipina journalist guilty of financing terrorism in a verdict that was condemned by press freedom watchdogs but welcomed by anti-communist insurgency officials. Presiding Judge Georgina Perez of the Regional Trial Court in central Tacloban city convicted Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights missionary Marielle Domequil — who have been jailed for nearly six years — of financing terrorism charges.