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    The woman taking on Duterte in a press freedom fight in the Philippines

    Maria Ressa is in a highly politicised battle with president Rodrigo Duterte, a battle for the survival of her news website Rappler
    by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Manila Mar 12, 2018 4 minutes
    Maria Ressa (L), CEO, and editor of online portal Rappler, speaks during a press conference at their office in Manila on January 15, 2018, while acting managing editor Chay Hofilena (R) listens. The Philippine government has revoked the operating licence of leading news website Rappler, officials said January 15 in a ruling denounced by President Rodrigo Duterte's critics as another blow to press freedom. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE / Getty Images

    The warning signs were all there. But Maria Ressa says “I never saw it coming.”

    The founder and driving force behind the Philippines news organisation Rappler admits to surprise when President Rodrigo Duterte effectively declared war on her journalists and heralded with it the biggest threat to freedom of the press the country has seen in decades.

    Rappler has only been in existence since 2012, beginning as an online news start-up with 12 reporters, established by Ressa, a former CNN Bureau chief. But over the past two months this small yet bullish group has been at the forefront

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