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(Maria Ressa)
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In a <i>"Very Urgent Motion for Permission to Travel Abroad"</i>, Ressa said she had to be in the US from August 1 to 31 for a series of commitments and to accept an award.
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Her itinerary include the invitation by the executive producer of Frontline to travel to Boston, Massachusetts to support the US Theatrical release of the acclaimed documentary, “A Thousand Cuts.”
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Ressa said she intended to fly to Washington, DC on August 23 for her conferment by the National Press Club of the 2020 International Press Freedom Award on August 24.
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She promised to return to the Philippines on September 18.
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She added that she was willing to post a travel bond of P100,000 and to notify the court of her return within 24 hours from arrival.
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Libel convict Ressa asks court to leave for the United States