We know what's at stake.

And I guess I told you, you know, I feel like I'm fighting for my rights.

That's only the first part.

I feel like we have to hold the line because if we don't, our democracy will fundamentally change.

It will, it's dying in front of our eyes.

It's the crash happened in plain

view. So can we resuscitate it? Can we uphold our rights? And that's a lot of

responsibility. And I guess that's part of the reason the fight is worth it. The Philippines,

along with parts of India, along with Myanmar, are notable for the fact that news

equals social media. It's almost like your newspapers or television stations, news stations

just have zero impact whatsoever. In fact, reporters without borders ranks the Philippines,

136 out of 180 for press freedom. but it is called, back in 2018,

even Facebook called the Philippines Patient Zero in the global spread of misinformation.

So this applies to the United States, it applies to Europe, it applies to many, many

parts of the world. Tell me why it is so destructive in a country like the Philippines,

or is it just the same as it is in the U.S.?

Absolutely the same, more destructive in a country like the Philippines

because our institutions are weaker.

Obviously, even in the United States, you can see the role of Russian disinformation,

of Chinese disinformation here in the Philippines, right?

Here's the last part that's really alarming about it is that if we don't deal with this,

news organizations, any real human endeavor will become impossible if you cannot

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