The Philippine government needs to do more than divide society and demonize journalists and opposition leaders as it seeks to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Maria Ressa, award-winning Philippine journalist and CEO of news site Rappler, recently told Kyodo News."It sees the problem by dividing society, by demonizing people. Journalists are demonized. Opposition politicians are demonized," Ressa said in the exclusive interview.With the Philippines having the highest number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia, Ressa said the "government's priorities have not focused enough o…READ FULL ARTICLE
