DOJ denies Rappler Holdings and Maria Ressa appeal over tax charges | Evening wRap

The Department of Justice or DOJ denies the appeal of Rappler Holdings Corporation and its president Maria Ressa over 4 counts of alleged failure to supply correct information in the tax returns, and one count of tax evasion.The Senate and the House of Representatives finally arrives at a compromise on the bill abolishing the graft-riddled Road Board.House Speaker Gloria Arroyo admits she uses cannabis patches to help ease pain whenever she travels to a country where medical marijuana is legal.Huawei's reclusive founder Ren Zhengfei gives a rare media interview, forcefully denying accusations that his firm engaged in espionage on behalf of the Chinese government.Razorback drummer Brian Velasco dies in an apparent suicide Wednesday, January 16.