Maria Ressa winning the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize

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The Nobel Peace Prize is the most prestigious award in the world. Some of the most notable laureates are Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr.,  and past Presidents of the United States. Hindi po nira-raffle lang at binubunot ang nanalo. Anybody who won means they were up against world leaders and institutions. People who wins a Nobel Peace Prize is treated as VIP anywhere they go in the world like if they visit a country, that country will be honoured to be visited by a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Regardless of your political ideologies, you should feel honoured that a Filipino is in the same list as Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King Jr., all of which are important leaders in history.

The laughing reaction to posts we don't agree with has become the weapon of the paid trolls, the clueless and the hateful, but in reality, they're just frustrated because they don't have a foothold on any information at all (the tedious Nobel Prize selection process, things Ressa did and didn't do), except their feelings and beliefs. While others (trolls) are being paid to do it, most are just uninformed. C'mon Pinoy netizens, be better than that!

Some people are just afraid of the truth, that when someone is as brave as her, fights for those that they believe in, and wins something as big as this... Their egos are shattered and turns into tiny particles.

But I'm sure Duterte would say something like this "The Nobel Peace Prize Award only serves the interest of the West. It should reform itself to remain relevant." Hehehe

Kayong mga umaray at gusto pumigil sa boses ni Maria Ressa ay tumulong actually na itulak para makamit niya yung Nobel Peace Prize. Sana hinayaan na lang ninyo siya magtrabaho, eh di sana hindi niya kailangan ipagtanggol yung karapatan ng malayang pagpapahayag. Kapag hindi kayo tumigil next year ABS-CBN naman ang tatanggap ng Nobel Peace Prize. Lol!

Congrats Maria Ressa! Such a great honor for our country to be recognized with a Nobel Prize. Professional journalism is so important in this day and age. Too many paid hacks and propagandists putting out what passes for news nowadays. So much misinformation and disinformation without any respect for facts. May your win inspire us to demand better reporting without compromising the truth, regardless of whom it favors. It is a good day to be a Filipino.

Sadly, the problem is still happening. Filipinos should not fear for their lives for criticizing the wrongdoings of their own government.

This post and others like it will trigger somewhat of a troll frenzy. I don't expect people to agree with our views all the time, but the troll frenzy just shows just how terrible the state of journalism is in this country, not to mention civil discourse. We don't have to like or agree with people to respect them and what they have done for the country. At the end of the day, we are all Filipinos and anything we do to bring honor to the country should be celebrated. At the same time, we're not weeding out the hundreds of obvious fake accounts that will react to posts like this - yet another hinderance to true fruitful engagement on social media. We'll just let you be but also interact or reply when necessary to enlighten.

The "healing" president has bled his true colors: Isko Moreno is a political butterfly and now less of the man he used to be

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A day after Leni Robredo painted the town pink, Isko Moreno has revealed his true colors. His decision to side with the Marcoses, use Duterte's rhetoric, and bash Leni of all people has disqualified him from being part of the opposition.

Isko Moreno downplayed rival Leni Robredo's stance on the possible return of a Marcos scion to Malacañang.

The late Marcos patriarch declared martial law in the 70s, enabling thousands of human rights abuses and plunder of the nation's coffers.

Dismissing a nation's political and historical struggle for democracy, (one that he is partly enjoying now) as an insignificant strife of petty family drama is a RED FLAG for a future political leader.

VP Leni Robredo says Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s position towards the family of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was one of the reasons that finally pushed her to run for president: Merong mga non-negotiables and yung mga Marcos, non-negotiable yun sa akin.

Asked what really made her decide to run for president, Robredo says: "It's the realization from the talks na mahirap ipilit na hindi naman kayo aligned. It would have been the easiest thing for me [to not run]. Ready na kong magagalit sa akin yung supporters, ready na ko doon."

“Marcos is non-negotiable” is such a powerful phrase. That is justice, not vengeance. Let us make #MarcosNonNegotiable in 2022 and beyond or until the Marcoses, whoever remains of them APOLOGIZE to the Filipino people for the crimes committed by Ferdie and Meldie.

Sorry but my hunch about him is now confirmed. He may have been the best Mayor Manila ever had, no doubt on that but it’s too ambitious or too early to run for President. His ambition has made him show his true color. His thinking, belief, and attitude all went sideways and now he's full of himself. He is just after all the votes so that's why he is trying to gain the nod of the DDS, the Dilawans and those in between by trying to campaign with the narrative that he will be a "healing" president.

His true color came out early as expected huh?! The so called "healing" he is attempting to accomplish will never succeed until there is closure. People won't just forgive and forget. Moving forward should include an admission and apology by the Marcoses with regards to how they plundered and caused chaos throughout their years of reign. Honestly, the issues about the Marcoses won't die down until there's accountability for their crimes committed to the Filipino people.

Isko Moreno is looking cheaper and cheaper as the days pass. Let’s all be an educated voter. Do not be swayed by his sweet promises, scandalous accusations and bragging of achievements as if he is a Duterte 2.0. We deserve someone better than Isko Moreno.

Many thought he was different, a good politician from how he managed things in Manila. But he became too ambitious & too eager for the highest position. And now his true color(s) is/are starting to show. Thus, the respect for him has been flushed down into the toilet bowl where it belongs.

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa awarded with 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.

Maria Ressa is 1st Filipino to win Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.

By "1st Filipino to win Nobel Peace Prize," we refer to the award given as an individual. The other Filipinos who received the Nobel Peace Prize were part of a group that won the award.

Ressa counts 9/11 attack and Cambridge Analytica's operations in Philippines as biggest stories she covered. 

"We are being insidiously manipulated by what has become a behavior modification system. And this is part of what you’re hearing being exposed at the US Senate..."

"There is no better time to be a journalist. You know the times when it’s most dangerous is the times when it’s most important. This is the best time to be a journalist.

Journalism will test you mentally, intellectually, physically, spiritually, morally. You learn to draw the lines.

How do we get back to a world that has technology working within the framework of democracy? How do we get back to a world where the technology that delivers the news to us is governed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

How do we get back the things that have made humanity resilient because in this information ecosystem, it will tear us apart. So I guess this gives us renewed energy. We’re on the right path. We keep going."

“A world without facts means a world without truth and trust. And if you don’t have any of those things, you certainly can’t conquer coronavirus, can’t conquer climate change.” 

Rappler on Ressa's Nobel Peace Prize: 

"Rappler is honored – and astounded – by the Nobel Peace Prize Award given to our CEO Maria Ressa. It could not have come at a better time – a time when journalists and the truth are being attacked and undermined.

We thank the Nobel for recognizing all journalists both in PH and in the world who continue to shine the light even in the darkest and toughest hours.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of the daily struggle to uphold the truth, who continue to hold the line with us.

Reacting to Ressa's Nobel award, Justice Sec Menardo Guevarra: As an ordinary filipino, I am happy that a fellow Filipino has been included in this year’s roster of Nobel peace laureates. It is every citizen’s duty to safeguard freedom of expression in our country.

Ressa has faced around 10 cases prosecuted by the DOJ, one of which ended with her conviction by a Manila court for cyber libel filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng. It is on appeal at the Court of Appeals.

Rights groups have argued the number of raps filed against Ressa alone is proof this is a press freedom/freedom of expression issue.

Guevarra says freedom of expression is a consideration in prosecuting her but invokes "certain very well-defined limitations." 

This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression.  

“I would like to thank President Duterte. Without him I would not have won this award.” - Maria Ressa accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. Maybe. 

Some past winners:

2014

Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education” 

2009

Barack H. Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” 

1993

Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk “for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa” 

1989

The 14th Dalai Lama “for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people”

1979

Mother Teresa “for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity” 

1964

Martin Luther King Jr. “for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population” 

1906

Theodore Roosevelt “for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world’s great powers, Japan and Russia” 

The National Union of Journalists of the Phillippines commends Ressa for the Nobel Peace Prize award, saying the prize is not only a recognition of her work but of the importance of freedom of the press and of expression throughout the world.

“Hello President Duterte! I ask the government do it’s job and stop abusing it’s power!” 

Noong huling SONA ay na outshine si Duterte ng Gold medal win ni Hidilyn Diaz that was redtagged by the Duterte administration. 

Ngayon, yung pa circus sa COC filing, natatabunan ng Nobel Peace Prize ni Maria Ressa of Rappler sa headline.

A new level of standards for journalism has been set. Time to measure others against this new benchmark.

Ano kaya feeling ng mga DDS na nang-bash kay Maria Ressa, sa pagkapanalo niya ng Nobel Peace Prize?

Baka sabihin nila dilawan ang Nobel Prize Committee.

Meron na naman diyan na magsasabi: “Dilawan yang Nobel Peace Prize na yan.. Biased!”

Malapit na rin naman po magka award si Duterte na international e. Galing sa ICC nga lang.

Marami talagang nagawa si Tatay. Sa panahon lang ni Duterte yarrrnnn. Basta sa panahon lang ni Duterte may Nobel Peace Prize na Pinoy. Hahahaha!

Hala $1.14Million ang Nobel Peace Prize Money. A million taga sa mga tao sa Malacañang.

Maghanda na kayo COA. Ipapa-audit na ang Nobel Peace Prize sa inyo.

Nagmumurahan na naman sila sa Malacanang!Ikaw kasi! Ikaw kasi!

May bubula na namang bibig sa Rant to the Nation sa Lunes.

I wonder how those people would be able to sleep tonight… Imagine all that effort, time and funds and the result is a Nobel Peace Prize?!? I know I’ll be sleeping soundly.

The writing's literally on the wall na, for this admin. But then again we can't be so complacent.

Turn of events, lots of twists, then Maria got that award. Whatever it is, congrats to her. It is a very well deserved accolade. I feel proud as a Filipino that a kababayan would bring home the Nobel Peace Prize amidst prosecution by her own government.

As they say, things happen for a good reason.

Congratulations Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov on your Nobel Peace Prize.

This recognition is a reminder that no society can be free without journalists who can investigate wrongdoing & speak truth to power.

Press freedom is vital for peace, justice and human rights.

Nobel Laureates Malala Yousafzai & former Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos share their congratulations with Maria Ressa, now their fellow Nobel Peace Prize awardee. 

Both praise the award as a recognition of the role of press freedom in defending democracy and peace.