Duterte interview with maria ressa biography
Maria Ressa has faced criminal charges, death threats and internet trolls because of her coverage of the Philippine president.
Journalist Maria Ressa interviewing Rodrigo Duterte back in before he became president of the Philippines.!
Maria Ressa, Duterte & the Fight for the Free Press
MARIA RESSA: So no qualms about killing killers?
RODRIGO DUTERTE: Yes of course.
I must admit, I have killed. Three months earlier I killed about three people.
ARONSON: That’s journalist Maria Ressa interviewing Rodrigo Duterte back in 2015 before he became president of the Philippines.
She’s been at the forefront of covering Duterte and his brutal crackdown on drugs - and she’s now facing criminal libel charges related to her work.
RESSA: So now of course people still speculate that there is a possibility you would still run for president, that it’s possible to replace —
DUTERTE: Well they say I’m disqualified, I hope I’m disqualified — I’m telling the Filipino people, it’s going to be bloody.
ARONSON: Maria has become one of the most prominent journalists in the world.
We first spoke to her for our documentary, The Facebook Dilemma, back in 2018, and we’r