Ang Malacanang nag issue ng pagbati kay Ressa tatlong araw pagkatapos ng announcement. Pero sa pagbati ay may sundot pa sa mga kasong kinakaharap ni Maria Ressa- kasong sa paniniwala ng mga kasamahang journalist ay pag-ganti ng Duterte administration kay Ressa.
More than 300 Filipino journalists, media workers, journalism academicians and media organizations signed a pledge calling on the news media in the country to commit to an impartial, credible, fact- and issues-based coverage of the 2022 elections.
In a statement, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said nations must “learn to respect each other’s domestic policies.”
