Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the great Ms Maria Ressa & Mobilium Global founder, Ralph Simon

Munich, Germany

Maria Ressa is the distinguished Filipino-American journalist, who, through RAPPLER, the Manila-based digital company for investigative journalism that she co-founded, known for detailing the weaponisation of Social Media, and for exposing government corruption and human rights violations. Her reporting led to a profound backlash from the Philippine government, and Maria, whom holds dual citizenship, became an international symbol of the fight for freedom of the press in hostile circumstances. She was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, cited for using “freedom of expression to expose abuse of power, use of violence , and growing authoritarianism” in her native country of The Philippines. A truly remarkable defender of freedom of speech and truthful journalism.

Right to left: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the great Ms Maria Ressa & Mobilium Global founder, Ralph Simon