Maria Ressa is a Filipino and American journalist. She is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler. Ressa is one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by Reporters Without Borders. She was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Dmitry Muratov for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
"We Hold the Line" is a 2020 documentary film about the Philippine drug war and corruption, repression and violence under the regime of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, featuring Ressa and her journalistic work and struggles in the Philippines.
"A Thousand Cuts" is a 2020 documentary film about Ressa and her journalistic work and struggles in the Philippines.
Historical and present day censorship in the Philippines.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) had said that the Philippines is one of the world's deadliest country for journalists, adding that violence against them continued even with the establishment of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) in 2016. In its press freedom index for 2022, the country, out of 180 evaluated by RSF, ranks 147th.