Maria is a common given name to a Filipina. In 2016, Duterte’s drug war left 26,000 to 30,000 families, fatherless or husbandless. The wives and mothers of the victims are left trying to make both ends meet for their families. Maria follows three women named Maria after the bloodbath of Duterte’s drug war. A staunch supporter turned victim, a wife and mother fighting for their rights, and a woman leader who becomes a beacon of hope.