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Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize win: President Duterte silent as Philippine journalists rejoice

Published Oct 09 2021 at 10:10 AM GMT
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  • A day after Rappler CEO and co-founder Maria Ressa won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, there was silence from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, his spokesman and political allies.
  • But many of the country’s journalists, who have been under relentless attack by the Duterte government for critically reporting on the extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs, and lately against suspected communists, rejoiced at the accolade showered on their colleague.“Thank you Rodrigo Duterte,” 2018 Pulitzer….




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  • Published Oct 9, 2021 10:10 AM GMT