01:18.1
Papunta na tayo sa exciting part.
01:30.0
Pagkakataon sa pagkakataon sa pagkakataon sa pagkakataon.
02:00.0
Pagkakataon sa pagkakataon sa pagkakataon.
02:06.3
Ayan. Ayan na si Pamsi.
02:09.0
Yes daw sa shutdown.
02:14.6
Alright, alright. Let's get the ball rolling, guys.
02:20.8
Papatapos ng taon pero
02:22.4
hindi pa rin tapos ang mga nagaganap sa ating politika.
02:27.5
Pag-usapan natin yan as new details.
02:30.0
Come in, mga kameta, mga kaidarians across different platforms.
02:35.1
YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, so-called X.
02:40.6
Pag-usapan natin yan.
02:41.5
Okay, guys. Ito na. Ito na.
02:42.9
So, official na ito.
02:44.1
Suspended na ang SMNI for at least 30 days.
02:51.1
Ito na yung official decision ng minamahal natin, gobyerno.
02:55.4
Ayan na naman tayo.
02:56.5
Yung mga sarcasm ko naman.
02:57.8
Hindi nag-i-guess sa mga tao.
02:58.9
Ibang klase talaga yung mga kababay.
03:00.0
So, yung mga ibang kaibigan natin na DDS,
03:03.5
Medyo gugal naman kayo ng sarcasm, di ba?
03:05.7
Yung sinasabi ko na
03:06.7
bakit di nyo nalang suportahan ng gobyerno puro kay Nega,
03:10.5
it's in a quotation mark for a reason
03:12.3
because yun yung sinasabi nyo dati sa mga oposisyon
03:15.2
at yung mga kumukontra sa mga bara-bara
03:17.4
at kapal pa kanidigong dati, alright?
03:19.2
So, inuulit ko lang yung sinasabi nyo
03:21.3
sa sarili nyo para magkaroon kayo ng self-awareness.
03:25.4
Huwag na kayo mag-drama-drama na
03:26.8
si Darian nakakapag goosebumps na ganyan.
03:30.0
It's sarcasm, my goodness!
03:32.8
Anyone that's bothered to follow me throughout the years
03:35.3
would know that, you know,
03:37.0
I throw a little bit of spices and sarcasm here and there.
03:41.2
But bago tayo pumunta sa SMNI
03:42.7
and of course also discussing the latest sa West Philippine Sea
03:45.1
because pansin nyo kanina marami tayong mga tweets
03:47.4
about misconceptions and myths sa West Philippine Sea.
03:51.5
Let's talk about this, mga kumeta, alright?
03:52.9
Let's talk about this.
03:54.8
Well, first of all, I wanna say lang na
03:57.6
you know, before we talk about fake news
03:60.0
and red-tagging and marites and all of that,
04:03.1
sana naman, diba, I'm saying this because
04:05.2
of course, kaibigan natin itong mga family na ito.
04:09.0
I just hope that people will start trying to make marites
04:11.9
or making all sorts of, you know, questionable claims
04:16.7
and, you know, give nefarious angles, no?
04:20.5
Dun sa trahedya na nangyari sa family.
04:23.3
Dun sa, you know, dun sa tragedy, no?
04:27.5
You know, and the grief that...
04:30.0
that the Gibbs family is going through, alright?
04:33.3
So, I'm just, you know, I'm just praying for the Gibbs family
04:39.0
as they go through these difficult times
04:40.8
and I'm also hoping and praying that people will give them
04:43.3
the kind of privacy and respect that they deserve, alright?
04:46.6
So, nakikiramay ulit tayo sa family ni John Gibbs,
04:52.5
yung isa natin kaibigan who has been on our podcast
04:56.1
on multiple times.
04:57.1
So, yun, alright?
04:58.6
Kasi marami akong nakikita.
04:60.0
Kung anong ginagagawa ng tao.
05:01.9
Please, guys, respect naman dyan.
05:03.7
Just a bit of respect and give a little bit of privacy
05:05.9
sa family ni Gibbs, alright?
05:08.5
And I would have said this regardless kung kaibigan ko sila or hindi
05:12.2
but since, of course, kaibigan natin si John Gibbs,
05:14.6
medyo nakakalungkot, no?
05:16.6
Na some people are trying to, you know, make inuendos
05:20.0
and make all sorts of different marites
05:21.9
out of this very sad and tragic situation, no?
05:26.3
Alright, let's go to the meat of discussion today.
05:29.3
First of all, ito na, ito na, inaabangan ng lahat
05:33.2
ang leading media, quote-unquote, channel ng bansa.
05:39.9
Ang mga minamahal natin, mga journalist.
05:42.6
Ayan nga kay Harry Roque, itong mga ating bayani.
05:46.4
Itong mga ating mga bayani, they're facing challenges now.
05:50.8
Para kaya, ano, kailangan natin sumuporta daw
05:53.3
sa due process sa ating mga bayani,
05:57.3
sa press freedom.
06:01.8
Okay, so ito, official na ito.
06:03.9
So the National Telecommunication Commission has suspended
06:07.0
the broadcast operations of Suara Sog Media Corporation,
06:12.3
better known as, or also known as,
06:15.0
Sunshine Media Network International.
06:19.1
Wow, talagang next level.
06:21.0
Talagang international talagang level, no?
06:25.4
Hindi naman forever, guys.
06:26.7
Wala naman daw forever, pero...
06:29.3
For 30 days daw yan.
06:31.4
For alleged violation of its franchise.
06:35.2
So, kanina lang na-announce ito ng National Telecommunications Commission
06:38.5
na nag-issue siya on December 19,
06:41.8
a show-cause order against the media network
06:44.0
with a 30-day suspension of its radio and television stations.
06:48.6
Of course, katulad ng pinag-usapan natin the other day,
06:52.3
yung show ni Digong, ating ex-president,
06:55.0
was also suspended and all.
06:56.1
But it looks like the suspension was not only President Duterte,
06:59.3
to show, but it looks like the whole network
07:01.1
will be suspended for at least 30 days.
07:03.8
Now, of course, we're also trying to catch up naman doon sa development
07:08.2
Let's see if SMNI is gonna continue with their online publications and all.
07:13.8
Because, remember, this is about the...
07:16.4
Diba? Ito yung...
07:17.7
Ito yung sa TV, diba?
07:20.0
So, ibang-usapan siguro yun ng online.
07:22.1
Let's see what's gonna happen there.
07:24.1
Because, alam natin na not long ago,
07:26.8
YouTube and Facebook and different kind of platforms,
07:29.3
also made necessary counter-measures
07:32.1
in light of not only questionable practices of this so-called media channel,
07:36.7
but also in light of the, you know,
07:40.4
alleged crimes by the, in a way,
07:44.5
quote-unquote, alleged owner of this media company.
07:47.7
So, it gave SMNI 15 days from receipt of the order.
07:51.2
So, this is December 19.
07:53.2
Para i-explain yung kanilang pinaggagawa,
07:56.9
why the company should not be...
07:59.3
administratively sanctioned?
08:01.1
O, kasi nga, kasi nga, sabi ni Harry,
08:05.6
Hindi mo gagawin yan sa mga bayani.
08:10.1
Yan, talagang mahal na mahal na...
08:11.5
Alam niyo guys, itong due process, press freedom,
08:13.8
itong mga pinakamahalagang mga values
08:16.0
for Tatay Digong,
08:18.1
for sa mga red taggers,
08:19.8
for sa mga so-called journalists na more like,
08:22.4
you know, what I'm saying, right?
08:26.5
Okay, so, the NTC's move was,
08:29.3
dun sa House Resolution,
08:30.7
which urged an act on SM&I's action
08:32.7
after the latter was involved in red tagging
08:35.3
and airing false information
08:37.0
ukol kay House Speaker Martin Romaldes.
08:41.4
Ito yung, ano, yung kunyaring expose daw
08:44.0
na 1.8 billion daw ang ginastos, no?
08:46.4
For international travels.
08:48.1
Ako naman, sabi ko,
08:49.4
wow, talagang mahilig sa expose,
08:51.2
mahilig sa investigative journalism.
08:54.4
Pero wala silang sinabi yata dun sa
08:56.4
sinabi ng Commission on Audits,
08:59.3
sa mga travel expenses ng Department of Education.
09:03.2
Mukhang wala naman, eh.
09:04.5
Kung may nakita kayo,
09:05.2
please correct us and us
09:06.3
because alam mo na.
09:09.4
Alam mo na natin this.
09:10.5
Okay, the measure filed by
09:11.9
PERSA ng mga bayaning atleta.
09:15.2
Bayani versus bayani, guys.
09:17.5
Di pa kayo natutuwa.
09:19.3
Mga laban ng mga bayani.
09:21.1
So, ang PERSA ng bayaning atleta,
09:25.5
Representative Margarita Nograles,
09:30.1
etong resolution po,
09:31.1
was adopted by lower chamber
09:32.3
earlier this month.
09:35.1
Ayon naman dun sa resolution na yan,
09:36.3
SMNA has violated at least three provisions
09:38.5
of Republic Act No. 11422
09:41.3
which was signed in August 2019, guys.
09:43.9
Remember, tatay time.
09:45.9
And which granted yung network
09:47.2
the legislative franchise to operate for 25 years.
09:53.3
So, let's not forget,
09:54.4
this whole so-called media
09:56.4
is really a product of the Duterte era.
09:59.0
You know, it really came into being.
10:00.6
It got its franchise 2019.
10:02.9
And of course, we know just over a year later on,
10:05.6
nawala yung pinakamalaki
10:07.2
at arguably the most
10:11.9
media network in Philippines
10:14.3
which is ABS-CBN, diba?
10:16.0
Of course, I'm saying this as someone who has worked
10:17.8
for all the three media channels,
10:20.4
GMA Network, ABS-CBN,
10:21.8
and of course now with our folks in TV5 and One News.
10:24.4
So, I've worked with all of them
10:26.0
and so wala tayong bias dito.
10:28.3
We're just talking about based on our observation of facts.
10:33.6
this week, 12 SMN shows were preventively suspended.
10:38.3
So, preventive suspension nito
10:39.6
dun sa 14 days naman following
10:41.4
host Jeffrey Selye's airing of yung claim,
10:44.3
yung mga fake claims kay Romualdez.
10:46.4
At also, of course, yung show ni Tatay Digong.
10:50.1
Imagine ninyo, guys, napunta pa sa Bloomberg yan.
10:52.8
Pati sa Bloomberg News.
10:54.8
Napunta itong mga developments na yun.
10:56.5
Dun ko pa nakita yan.
10:58.3
Okay, Senator Amy Marcos.
11:02.0
Si Senator Amy Marcos.
11:08.5
Ayon naman kay Senator Amy Marcos.
11:11.2
Ito, talagang close friend ni Tatay Digong yan.
11:14.8
Todo defense naman siya.
11:16.1
At sabi, she criticized the NTC
11:18.0
for supposedly sending a chilling effect to the press
11:21.3
by issuing the order.
11:25.1
Well, in fairness,
11:25.6
I don't totally disagree with the chilling effect.
11:28.3
I don't agree with the chilling effect argument.
11:29.1
Except this chilling effect argument
11:30.3
should have been raised way earlier.
11:34.8
Ito yung time na tinanggalan ng ABS-CBN.
11:38.6
I would say this chilling effect argument
11:40.2
should have been raised way earlier.
11:41.6
Especially when we're talking about
11:42.6
really legitimate media
11:44.7
and legitimate journalists.
11:47.4
Okay, I'm just saying.
11:49.3
It's just quite rich for people
11:50.5
to suddenly talk about chilling effect
11:52.6
and media freedom
11:53.6
when I'm not sure these people
11:55.5
were really speaking
11:56.4
in behalf of those things
11:57.3
when a really legitimate media
11:58.1
real media channel
12:00.3
was actually facing
12:01.3
a very, very difficult situation
12:04.6
Now, it is incumbent upon the NTC
12:06.1
to be very judicious
12:07.1
in suspending entire operations
12:10.6
will have a chilling effect
12:11.5
on press freedom.
12:12.8
There's nothing prudent
12:13.6
in NTCs action today
12:15.0
ayon kay Senadora.
12:16.7
The Senator also accused
12:17.6
the Commission of denying
12:18.5
SMN's right to due process.
12:20.4
Sabi niya, we must...
12:21.6
Why must we shut down
12:22.8
all those who do not agree with us
12:24.3
not even allowing the chance
12:25.7
to explain first?
12:26.6
How could the NTC issue
12:28.1
a show-cause order
12:29.0
but Simon Tennessee
12:29.8
hand down a 30-day suspension?
12:33.4
that SMN might be right?
12:35.9
Are we afraid of the truth?
12:38.2
Well, I'm not afraid of the truth.
12:40.4
Especially if you want to talk about
12:41.8
the horrors of martial law,
12:44.0
if you want to talk about
12:44.6
kapalpakan ng dating administration,
12:46.9
there's so much we can talk about, right?
12:48.9
when it comes to truth,
12:50.4
ano po yung mga reports
12:51.7
when it comes to confidential fund issue,
12:53.6
when it comes to debt,
12:54.4
about yung mga reports
12:55.6
ng Commission of Audit
12:57.4
yung mga ganun, right?
12:59.1
I mean, I'm just asking.
12:59.9
I'm not saying anything.
13:00.6
I'm just asking, right?
13:02.2
So, the House Committee
13:02.8
on Legitimate Franchise
13:03.6
recently held hearings
13:04.8
dun sa SMNI report
13:07.3
there are some who are saying
13:09.2
we should go all the way
13:10.4
and, like, you know,
13:12.0
just revoke the franchise
13:13.0
of SMNI all together.
13:15.6
Now, the interesting thing is
13:17.5
other folks have spoken out
13:21.2
big time in favor of this
13:23.1
and if you remember,
13:23.8
there was a vlog I had
13:24.9
with Ronald Diamas
13:28.3
the clear difference
13:29.2
between the case of ABS-CBN,
13:31.5
really a legitimate media,
13:34.2
this case of a so-called media
13:35.7
international level.
13:38.0
Talagang international.
13:42.4
Okay, eto, eto, eto.
13:44.0
ang mga iba't-ibang leaders,
13:46.8
iba't-ibang grupo.
13:49.0
Well, first of all,
13:50.4
there's no rallying effect here.
13:52.7
None of the major journalists
13:54.4
or major activists
13:58.0
legitimate journalists
13:59.7
or anywhere in the world
14:01.9
rallied to the cause
14:03.4
of the mga bayani ng SMNI.
14:07.8
this is really about
14:09.4
jealousy or rivalry.
14:10.5
I think it's because
14:11.0
there's some fundamental concerns
14:12.5
about the, you know,
14:15.0
the ontological differences
14:16.4
between SMNI and ABS-CBN
14:18.0
if I can put it that way.
14:19.1
Anyway, may mga statements na ngayon.
14:21.1
Si House Deputy Minor Leader
14:22.4
and ACT Teacher's Party List
14:24.3
Rep. Fraz Castro,
14:26.8
na ito yung reaction niya,
14:28.4
dun sa suspension na yan.
14:30.5
With the recent hearing
14:31.3
by the House Committee
14:32.0
on Legitimate Franchise on SMNI
14:33.4
as well as some of the documents
14:34.6
that we have seen,
14:35.2
it seems that SMNI itself
14:38.1
with its advocacy
14:42.2
So, very clearly,
14:43.5
right off the bat,
14:45.7
let's call a spade a spade, right?
14:47.3
Parang ganun yung position
14:49.9
we're not talking about
14:50.3
real press freedom here.
14:51.9
We're probably not even talking
14:52.9
about the real media channel
14:54.1
or not journalism,
14:56.8
in any serious sense
14:59.4
But, what we're talking about,
15:00.7
ayon kay Fraz Castro,
15:03.5
and a media network,
15:06.9
a bunch of pundits
15:08.5
posing as journalists
15:09.7
who are advocating
15:11.8
violence, disinformation,
15:15.9
sa kaso ng ABS-CBN
15:17.1
na sinadyang pinasara
15:19.6
dahil sa pagbatikos
15:22.0
Ito yung ayon kay Fraz Castro
15:23.2
referring to the case
15:26.8
loss of franchise
15:32.9
yung mga nag-uusap
15:33.6
ukol sa due process,
15:37.3
What were you saying again
15:39.3
was being shut down?
15:40.9
let's just not forget,
15:43.2
international media ito.
15:49.0
the seminar issue
15:50.3
not to be a press freedom issue
15:53.4
and, quote-unquote,
15:57.0
So, hindi siya naniwala
16:00.2
mga hanash na yan,
16:01.3
mga hero-hero hanash.
16:04.7
let's do the analysis here.
16:06.1
So, we went through the
16:07.1
latest development here.
16:10.2
so what happened here
16:12.6
splitting the difference?
16:16.3
hindi totally na-suspend
16:20.4
hindi totally na-revoke
16:22.5
yung kanilang franchise
16:24.6
as some were expecting.
16:26.8
But, at the same time,
16:30.1
shot across the bow
16:31.6
with the recent investigation
16:33.8
into the SMNI practices
16:36.1
and what some see as
16:39.7
of this media channel,
16:42.5
at least excesses
16:43.3
of some of his programs
16:45.0
so-called anchors
16:46.1
or journalists, right?
16:49.1
the powers that be
16:51.0
kind of split the difference
16:52.0
and kind of said,
16:52.7
okay, hindi lang ito
16:54.8
shot across the bow,
16:56.8
something done about this,
16:57.9
there's gonna be a suspension,
17:04.3
I think there are
17:05.4
people out there,
17:06.7
and this is what I always say,
17:09.0
this is not the right time
17:10.0
to totally declare war
17:11.5
on the other side.
17:12.7
this is not about
17:13.3
just that media channel.
17:16.3
this is about a bigger
17:18.6
between the House of
17:21.9
and the House of Duterte,
17:23.7
right, in that sense, right?
17:25.7
there are, you know,
17:26.6
many gradations to it,
17:27.8
but the reality is that
17:28.8
the UNITYM is falling apart,
17:30.8
And SMNI is kinda,
17:33.8
being caught in the middle,
17:35.9
We can debate about
17:37.0
whether that's inadvertent
17:38.2
or not so inadvertent,
17:39.5
but the reality is that
17:41.7
a total suspension
17:48.7
and the trajectory
17:52.0
disintegration of UNITYM
17:54.8
a much more stark
18:05.0
what has happened right now
18:06.2
is essentially a situation
18:07.5
whereby the powers
18:08.4
that be are saying,
18:11.7
if you cross the lines,
18:14.0
repercussions, right?
18:15.5
Now, you're not gonna get
18:16.5
suspended fully this time,
18:19.1
if you keep on doing this,
18:20.0
there could be a full suspension.
18:21.5
this was a demonstration
18:25.2
of judiciousness.
18:27.9
the powers that be,
18:30.3
with all due respect to
18:31.3
claims to institutional
18:32.7
independence here and there,
18:33.9
but let's not be honest,
18:34.6
the Philippines is not Norway,
18:36.4
Just to put it mildly,
18:38.3
This is not a country
18:39.3
of rule of law yet,
18:41.4
There have been some
18:42.2
improvement on the
18:43.5
rule of law front,
18:45.4
Especially when it comes to,
18:47.0
yung kaso ni Leyla de Lima.
18:48.2
I think there's a 13th
18:50.5
who's been recanting
18:52.7
talaga na fake talaga
18:53.7
yung mga ginawa kay
18:56.6
this is not a country
18:57.2
of rule of law yet,
18:58.9
improvement in that
19:00.7
But having said that,
19:02.3
we cannot separate
19:03.4
some of the executive
19:04.5
decisions that are
19:05.3
happening from the
19:06.2
broader political picture.
19:12.4
kung kailangan ba
19:13.3
na yung mga ibang
19:14.8
opposition leaders
19:17.9
Because remember,
19:18.8
in a previous vlog,
19:22.7
there are at least
19:31.8
now more recently,
19:47.5
SMI is being suspended,
19:49.2
lawsuits are being filed.
19:51.9
this raises a bigger
19:59.7
after her tormentors
20:03.0
nonsensical cases
20:05.9
like tortured her
20:06.7
on so many levels
20:10.9
Now, going back to this,
20:11.8
the question I raise
20:14.6
kanina sa Twitter,
20:21.1
yung chance finally
20:21.9
ng opposition leaders
20:25.9
lahat ng mga biktima
20:30.3
grabe yung nangyari
20:31.2
throughout the 5-6 years.
20:32.6
All of us know it.
20:33.7
All of us know it.
20:34.6
I personally know it.
20:35.6
Grabe yung ginagawa nila noon,
20:37.4
They will attack you,
20:38.5
there will be death threats,
20:39.5
and then there was red tagging
20:40.4
against a lot of people,
20:41.5
some cases worse than other,
20:43.5
some of our female colleagues
20:51.0
many people were tormented
20:53.1
in the case of Lenny Robredo,
20:55.2
former vice president,
20:55.9
President Lenny Robredo,
20:56.8
grabe yung ginagawa sa kanya,
20:58.4
Sobrang binastos siya,
21:00.4
they made up all sorts of stories
21:01.8
about their family,
21:03.9
libelous attacks,
21:08.3
yung mga madam-madam,
21:09.2
yung mga ganyan-ganyan,
21:11.5
we can't talk about the,
21:14.2
alam nila where that was supposed to go.
21:16.7
But you get what I'm saying,
21:18.1
You get what I'm saying?
21:21.4
in that 5-6 years.
21:24.3
from what I understand,
21:25.9
is making its moves already,
21:27.7
and in the coming months,
21:28.7
we may finally see
21:31.1
on the ICC front.
21:32.2
From what I understand,
21:33.5
some of the groundwork
21:34.4
is being conducted
21:37.5
I'm not gonna say more than that,
21:38.7
but my understanding is that
21:40.5
is already being done
21:44.0
magtataka kung bigla,
21:45.9
may mga announcements
21:46.6
from International Criminal Court,
21:49.9
ewan ko kay isang senador dyan,
21:52.1
mukhang gets na rin nila
21:52.9
na ito yung nangyari ngayon.
21:57.7
a part of me is saying,
22:02.0
huwag natin guguloy na ito.
22:05.1
see how things go.
22:06.5
But another part of me
22:08.6
maybe this is a time,
22:11.4
to remind everyone,
22:14.0
opportunistic people,
22:16.4
Especially those who,
22:21.0
during the previous administration.
22:23.4
Maybe it's time to remind them
22:24.5
that there's something called
22:25.9
that there's some form of accountability,
22:26.7
that there's some form of justice.
22:28.5
And as I always said,
22:29.3
hindi maging rule of law
22:30.5
country ang Pilipinas
22:31.8
if people do not leverage
22:34.5
our existing legal institutions
22:37.1
and our existing laws
22:38.4
to push for accountability and justice.
22:43.3
to come up with a constitution
22:44.7
in the sense of, you know,
22:45.8
drafting a constitution and all.
22:47.8
It's always much more difficult
22:50.6
or operationalize that constitution
22:52.5
because effectuating
22:54.0
and operationalizing
22:55.0
a constitutional order
22:55.9
requires strengthening
22:57.8
of the institutions.
22:58.7
But it also requires
23:00.8
who are willing to fight
23:02.8
and are willing to stand up
23:07.0
and all sorts of bastardization
23:08.8
of our democratic institutions.
23:11.9
yung mga countries,
23:12.6
yung mga bansa na nakikita natin ngayon
23:13.8
na medyo advanced,
23:15.2
matinitin yung kanilang bansa,
23:16.7
they were not like that overnight.
23:20.0
if not centuries,
23:21.6
I mean, just look at the history of,
23:23.3
a struggle for suffrage,
23:25.9
how men and women
23:28.4
centuries and decades
23:30.8
universal suffrage.
23:32.7
a cursory look at history
23:38.9
That you have to fight
23:40.8
and one way of fighting
23:44.9
make sure that there's
23:45.9
accountability and justice.
23:47.9
realistically speaking,
23:48.8
you have to also be reasonable.
23:49.9
Realistically speaking,
23:50.6
medyo malabo yan in the past.
23:52.0
But it looks like
23:52.9
the environment right now
23:53.9
is much more amenable
23:56.9
some sort of accountability.
23:58.4
The suspension orders
23:59.4
that we're seeing,
24:00.6
these hearings that we're seeing
24:01.6
in the Congress, etc.
24:02.6
I'm not saying that,
24:03.7
we're talking about institutions
24:07.1
moral ascendancy,
24:07.9
to put it mildly.
24:12.4
in a different direction.
24:14.0
this is not necessarily
24:14.9
a progressive direction,
24:15.9
but it could become
24:16.9
a more progressive direction
24:18.7
opposition leaders
24:21.5
if progressive leaders
24:23.3
I think in terms of
24:24.2
public relations,
24:25.0
I think in terms of messaging,
24:27.4
sobrang successful
24:28.3
sila Franz Castro.
24:29.9
I think Franz Castro
24:30.8
has kind of established herself
24:32.1
as one of the big voices
24:33.2
out there in the political scene
24:34.8
and definitely one of the
24:36.3
opposition leaders.
24:38.0
I think Riza Ontiveros
24:39.3
has done a fantastic job
24:40.4
in terms of positioning herself
24:42.2
not only as a kind of
24:43.1
an activist senator,
24:45.2
constructive legislator.
24:47.2
I think the opposition
24:48.2
in general is doing
24:49.2
a lot of correct moves
24:52.1
well, Christmas party lang naman daw.
24:55.0
isapan natin kahapon yan,
24:58.5
si Sir Teddy Baguilat
25:00.5
nakita natin dun,
25:03.4
of a united opposition.
25:08.2
the hero of the month,
25:14.5
since she has managed
25:20.9
in the case of Leila de Lima,
25:22.7
she fought within the framework
25:24.3
until the end of the year.
25:24.5
I think that's a good thing.
25:24.5
I think that's a good thing.
25:24.6
I think that's a good thing.
25:24.6
I think that's a good thing.
25:24.7
Until the framework,
25:25.7
the existing legal framework,
25:29.1
to her quest for justice.
25:31.5
she got the bail,
25:33.3
and she's not just out
25:34.3
waiting her time out,
25:37.0
and now she's the official speaker
25:38.6
of one of the major parties
25:40.9
the oldest continuous party
25:42.2
by some measures.
25:43.8
Leila de Lima is out
25:49.3
former Senator Leila de Lima,
25:51.5
she's very supportive,
25:52.5
she constantly expresses solidarity.
25:53.8
This is the kind of thing
25:54.2
This is the kind of thing
25:54.3
This is the kind of leader we want.
25:55.7
may pinost tayo about TikTok,
25:57.3
TikTok censoring me
25:58.4
when I post anything
25:59.4
about West Philippine Sea.
26:01.9
hindi na masyado sinisensor.
26:06.1
yun yung time talaga
26:07.0
para mag-post about West Philippine Sea
26:08.6
dahil yung bullying
26:09.3
nangyari last week.
26:10.7
even if biglang yung mga TikTok posts ko
26:12.5
ay medyo na popublish na,
26:14.1
wala na yung timing.
26:17.0
anong reasoning nila dyan.
26:18.7
going back to this guys,
26:21.2
pag-usapan ng West Philippine Sea,
26:22.3
I'm a little bit tired.
26:24.3
The thing is this,
26:30.4
This is the moment.
26:32.5
the opposition didn't get
26:33.4
perhaps the president they wanted,
26:36.6
the president right now
26:37.9
is just the junior
26:39.6
of a former dictator.
26:41.5
it's not like this president
26:42.6
is acting like a dictator,
26:44.0
It's not like this president
26:48.3
bringing down the hammer
26:52.3
a historic opportunity
26:53.4
for the opposition
26:57.6
yung mga mistakes nila
26:59.9
I honestly believe
27:01.2
even during Duterte,
27:03.7
the opposition should have
27:04.6
fought back harder,
27:06.7
especially on the
27:07.5
communications front,
27:09.5
in terms of leveraging
27:13.0
a complete explosion
27:14.0
of fake news and all that.
27:15.2
I'll be very honest about this
27:17.4
ito yung problema natin nun,
27:19.4
Ito yung naging problema
27:22.8
there were a bunch of,
27:24.6
a whole cabal of,
27:30.1
they were just doing
27:31.0
whatever they wanted.
27:32.0
They were just cowboying
27:32.9
their way through.
27:35.5
kahit sinong leader,
27:38.7
kung ano yung mga
27:39.2
libelous na sinasabi nila.
27:42.4
this mega-trolls,
27:44.9
ang ginagawa nila
27:46.4
an environment of hate,
27:50.2
so they normalize,
27:56.1
especially women,
28:01.8
they normalize attack
28:04.0
who spoke their mind
28:05.2
and spoke truth to power
28:07.0
political conscience.
28:08.4
And my sense really was,
28:12.7
concerted legal effort
28:14.2
to push back against it
28:16.1
the existing courts and laws
28:21.2
I don't think also
28:22.3
there was a concerted
28:26.0
by the opposition
28:27.6
leaders during that time
28:30.1
against all of this
28:31.1
Dutertismo ideology
28:32.8
and penal populism
28:36.1
surrendering to China
28:40.5
sabog yung opposition
28:41.3
throughout that five, six years.
28:42.8
I mean, I understand
28:43.6
even the first year
28:45.1
medyo sabog sila.
28:46.1
I understand that.
28:47.0
Everyone was shocked.
28:48.0
I was also shocked
28:48.8
about how crazy things turned out
28:51.7
and my writings back then,
28:53.1
I kind of see things coming.
28:55.2
But it was emotionally shocking
28:56.6
even though it was intellectually
29:00.0
I kind of predicted
29:01.2
how things were gonna turn out
29:05.6
sobrang hina pa rin
29:06.4
yung pushback ng opposition
29:07.4
year and year and year.
29:10.3
disinformation was an issue
29:11.5
but you don't win the fight
29:14.7
about disinformation,
29:16.4
You do something about it,
29:18.0
You fight back against it
29:19.1
at the highest levels
29:21.7
If only we had more leaders
29:23.4
like Leila de Lima,
29:24.4
I think the opposition
29:25.7
five to ten times stronger
29:26.8
even during Duterte time,
29:29.4
Even during Duterte time.
29:30.4
We didn't have to wait
29:31.3
for the implosion of the UNITYM
29:32.6
for some of these right things
29:35.1
This should have been done before.
29:38.1
Wala, hindi natin ma,
29:39.0
we cannot change the past.
29:40.1
But I'm just saying,
29:41.1
you cannot change the future
29:42.0
if you're not learning
29:42.7
the right lessons from the past.
29:44.6
I kept on saying this,
29:46.2
may kulang talaga
29:47.0
dun sa opposition
29:47.6
during time in Digong.
29:48.8
And there has to be
29:49.5
an acceptance of that.
29:50.4
But even the preparation
29:51.7
for 2022 elections,
29:53.0
may pakakulang talaga
29:54.9
Hindi sila organized.
29:56.8
And they were up against
29:57.8
the combined forces
29:59.5
of Duterte's and Marcos's.
30:00.9
There was just no way
30:01.5
you can beat them.
30:02.9
Once they combine,
30:07.9
and this is where I made
30:17.3
the problem is that
30:18.4
there was no self-awareness.
30:20.4
there was no strategic thinking.
30:21.9
there was not a proper accounting
30:23.5
of saan sila nakakulang.
30:27.0
walang backup, etc.
30:28.2
And I'm sorry, okay?
30:29.0
My career is offered.
30:30.1
My career is offered
30:31.1
when I began to speak out.
30:33.0
I used to work in another
30:35.3
and next thing you know,
30:36.2
parang, alam mo na,
30:37.5
Connect the dots, right?
30:38.9
My career is offered.
30:40.1
But that was the least
30:40.8
I could have done, right?
30:42.1
To fight for West Philippine Sea,
30:43.4
to fight for what is right
30:46.5
that many opposition leaders had,
30:48.0
all those lawyers,
30:48.7
all of those PR people,
30:50.4
all of that stuff,
30:51.1
I would have done
30:51.6
hundred times more
30:53.3
during that five to six years.
30:54.9
So I hope some people
30:55.6
appreciate where my frustration
30:57.5
because it's not about
30:59.9
it's about what you do
31:00.8
compared to what you have.
31:03.8
journalist friends of ours
31:05.1
who had very limited resources
31:06.9
risking their lives
31:08.1
and pushing the envelope.
31:09.6
I'll give kudus to
31:10.4
Patricia Evangelista,
31:12.3
UP Debate Society,
31:13.1
who came out with
31:13.5
this fantastic book,
31:14.9
really, really wrenching book
31:16.3
about the 30th drug war,
31:18.8
which I just reviewed
31:19.6
for Loewy Institute
31:20.4
in Sydney, Australia.
31:22.3
I already posted that.
31:23.5
The title of yung review ko
31:24.7
is Manila's Killing Fields,
31:27.1
The War on the Poor, right?
31:30.6
I saw many of my colleagues,
31:32.9
they fought so hard.
31:34.5
They fought so hard
31:35.3
even if sobrang limited resources,
31:37.0
even if most of us
31:37.8
could not afford a lawyer.
31:39.3
Let's just be honest.
31:40.3
Most of us could not
31:40.9
even afford a lawyer, right?
31:42.8
We didn't have PR teams
31:44.8
We didn't have any
31:45.5
institutional backing.
31:48.3
the opposition leaders
31:51.2
and all never bothered
31:52.0
to even reach out to us
31:53.0
or never bothered
31:54.4
or anything like that.
31:55.6
So, kaya after nung election,
31:59.7
na we have proven
32:00.6
na mali talaga yung ginawa
32:02.2
throughout those 5 to 6 years
32:03.9
And we have to call it out.
32:05.3
I made a lot of enemy,
32:07.1
whining about disinformation
32:08.1
and just blaming all
32:09.2
on disinformation
32:10.0
is not the solution forward.
32:12.4
Because if you just say
32:13.2
it's all about disinformation,
32:14.8
you are saying something
32:15.7
very nasty about our voters.
32:18.1
something that's not
32:18.3
something nasty and judgy
32:19.3
about our voters,
32:22.4
it's intellectually simplistic
32:23.8
if not erroneous.
32:28.7
period with your articles
32:29.7
and books I've written,
32:30.8
you have to understand
32:31.7
grievance politics.
32:33.0
You have to understand
32:34.8
especially right-wing
32:35.8
Duterte-style populism,
32:37.4
it thrives in conditions
32:40.0
Weakness of democratic institutions
32:42.0
of liberal democratic leaders.
32:45.4
at maraming kapalpakan
32:46.5
yung mga liberal democratic leaders,
32:48.3
that was the context
32:49.7
the Dutertismo ideology
32:52.0
And that was exactly
32:52.8
the context within which
32:55.2
clawed their way back
32:56.4
to the Malacanang.
32:58.2
So there has to be
32:59.4
an accounting of that.
33:05.2
for all of the shortcomings
33:06.4
during the time of Digong
33:10.0
existing institutions
33:13.3
disintegration of the unity
33:14.8
and whatever you want to call it
33:15.8
to push for accountability.
33:19.0
Better late than never.
33:20.4
Better than late than never.
33:21.4
So yun yung sinasabi ko.
33:22.7
So there's a part,
33:23.5
the other part of me
33:24.2
is also arguing that way.
33:25.8
I'm so open-minded
33:29.0
I try to be as self-aware
33:31.6
and fair as possible.
33:33.1
I always also tell myself,
33:34.3
Richard, baka naman
33:34.9
hindi mo alam sinasabi mo.
33:36.6
you intellectually grasp
33:37.6
what is happening
33:38.3
but you have to also grasp
33:41.4
the organizational issues,
33:42.8
all the limitations,
33:43.9
human limitations
33:45.9
and liberal democratic leaders
33:47.6
Yeah, I understand that.
33:48.7
Maybe they know something
33:50.3
Maybe they better understand
33:51.3
the country than me.
33:52.4
But last time I checked,
33:53.4
I got a lot of things right
33:54.5
when it comes to the direction
33:56.6
and foreign policy and all.
33:59.4
I'm like the best analyst
34:01.7
I studied other countries
34:03.2
similar to the Philippines.
34:04.2
I saw how they ended up
34:06.4
if we don't do the right thing,
34:07.7
we're going to go
34:08.1
in the wrong direction.
34:10.3
what we learned from history
34:11.5
is that if you do not
34:12.7
fight for democracy,
34:13.7
democracy is not going to
34:14.4
fight for itself.
34:15.5
It's going to be vulnerable
34:16.5
to circumvention.
34:18.4
If you do not fight
34:19.3
for press freedom,
34:20.0
what's going to happen
34:20.6
is bastardization,
34:22.1
adulterization of press freedom.
34:23.7
If you do not leverage
34:24.9
existing legal institutions,
34:26.7
then you're not going to
34:27.8
have a rule of law,
34:28.6
you're going to have
34:30.5
the preposition is very important.
34:33.9
Rule of law means
34:34.9
you have predictable,
34:38.5
You have accountability
34:39.7
regardless of who
34:40.6
you're talking about.
34:41.3
The richest person,
34:42.0
the most powerful people.
34:47.5
punish and to whip
34:49.7
voices of conscience.
34:52.1
if you want to move
34:53.7
towards rule of law,
34:55.3
and this is a spectrum,
34:56.9
It's like 1 to 10,
35:01.1
if the right people
35:02.9
do the right moves
35:04.3
in the coming months,
35:05.4
in the coming years.
35:09.2
People can take out
35:11.7
People can take out
35:15.3
have your own shot
35:18.3
I already expressed
35:23.0
a historic opportunity
35:24.0
here for the opposition
35:24.8
to do the right thing
35:26.6
all of the shortcomings
35:27.7
they had in the past.
35:36.2
insulting the voters,
35:38.1
insulting any real analyst,
35:40.7
insulting survey agencies
35:44.0
or whatever nonsense
35:47.5
you get what I'm saying.
35:51.2
That's my best hope.
35:52.0
I wanted to talk about
35:52.7
West Philippines DIY
35:53.6
kasi nainis din ako
35:55.4
sa mga lahat ng mga
35:56.2
gaslighting na nangyara sa atin.
35:58.3
Pilipinas pang may kasalanan
35:59.6
na may tensions daw
36:00.5
sa West Philippine Sea.
36:01.7
Yung mga kaibigan natin
36:04.1
Or yung mga ibang kaibigan
36:05.7
Yung mga tatay style na,
36:07.3
Philippines Western.
36:08.8
there's nothing Western
36:13.0
And there's nothing Asian
36:13.9
with not standing up
36:15.8
kasi takot ka sa China.
36:17.8
I have to mention Vietnam.
36:19.1
Vietnam is as Asian
36:20.9
And it has been fighting
36:23.9
1,000 years with China
36:25.5
against the Mongolian Empire
36:27.1
against Maoist China
36:28.4
against the French
36:29.3
against the Americans
36:30.1
so on and so forth.
36:31.6
That's very, very Asian.
36:34.3
don't drop this nonsensical
36:35.9
civilizational argument.
36:37.6
is doing the right thing.
36:39.1
The Duterte Strategic Era
36:47.0
the only Asian country
36:53.7
Vietnam never did
36:54.3
the legal strategy.
36:55.8
We did the legal strategy.
36:57.5
the operational strategy.
36:59.1
the diplomatic strategy.
37:01.7
gaslighting ourselves.
37:03.2
So, in the same sense
37:05.1
the opposition should fight
37:07.6
and I hope the best
37:09.4
for all the good people
37:10.6
inside the administration.
37:12.0
You may not like Marcos
37:13.6
or you may not like
37:15.2
the last elections
37:15.7
but I know for a fact
37:16.6
there are many good people
37:17.5
working in this government.
37:19.3
I know them personally.
37:21.0
They're just quiet
37:21.2
but they're doing the right thing
37:23.6
I'm just also saying this.
37:24.8
The Philippines has to fight
37:28.1
of its legitimate rights
37:29.1
on their own clause
37:30.4
by staying its course.
37:32.9
Let's not get into a side war.
37:34.1
Let's not intimidate.
37:39.8
has to stay its course
37:42.6
of the other side.
37:54.4
That's what I'm gonna talk about.
37:59.5
Pero ulitin natin yan.
38:01.7
Since wala tayong time,
38:03.8
let me just shorten this again.
38:07.2
Kasi I promised to talk about
38:08.4
West Philippines.
38:09.5
So, give me some chance
38:10.3
to talk about it.
38:11.0
Tanggalin natin itong
38:14.2
Okay, this is here.
38:17.4
So, I'll say this
38:19.6
the West Philippines,
38:20.3
we should not allow
38:21.6
ourselves to be gaslighted
38:29.1
It was a strategic anomaly.
38:30.5
Because if you look at
38:31.2
both President Aquino
38:32.2
and President Marcos Jr.,
38:33.4
they have stood up.
38:39.0
magpapabully lang.
38:40.4
They have made sure
38:41.2
that on all fronts,
38:43.8
for the Philippines
38:44.7
legitimate rights.
38:48.9
for sovereign rights.
38:50.1
That's insulting.
38:50.8
That's an insult to Asians
38:51.7
and non-Western people.
38:55.4
dignified country
38:56.9
for their sovereign rights.
38:58.4
Especially if the
39:03.3
international arbitration body.
39:05.7
the 2016 Arbitrate Tribunal Award
39:08.2
of the United Nations
39:09.9
on the Law of the Sea,
39:15.8
dun sa mga propagandists.
39:17.2
Let's be absolutely clear about this.
39:19.0
So both President Aquino
39:20.0
and President Marco Jr.
39:20.8
are doing what is right.
39:22.1
They're moving on all fronts.
39:23.6
No other ASEAN country
39:25.2
No other ASEAN country
39:26.1
has stood up to China
39:30.0
We're the only ASEAN country
39:31.2
that has done that.
39:32.3
So to dismiss the Philippines
39:33.2
as a kind of a Western country
39:34.3
just because of our treaty alliances
39:37.0
to any courageous nation
39:38.5
standing up for their rights.
39:40.7
you may bang friends natin sa ASEAN
39:42.1
if they don't have anything
39:43.9
or they don't have any support
39:47.5
better just keep your advice
39:52.4
when you talk about Singapore,
39:55.4
they are doing their own thing.
39:56.9
But what we really need
39:57.9
is more courageous solidarity.
40:01.5
what's happening right now
40:03.1
is the Philippines
40:05.3
Philippines is being gaslighted.
40:07.0
And the Philippines
40:08.6
cannot rely on the ASEAN
40:11.8
it should be ASEAN
40:12.4
that should be there
40:13.0
for the Philippines.
40:15.9
few of the key ASEAN countries,
40:17.7
especially Vietnam,
40:18.8
but also Singapore,
40:19.8
Indonesia, and Malaysia
40:20.4
will stand by the Philippines
40:21.4
in one way or another.
40:23.5
Because either we're going
40:24.3
to stand together
40:27.5
we're going to be
40:31.0
So this is really
40:33.5
that we have to deal with.
40:34.9
There has to be minimums
40:36.5
when it comes to dealing
40:37.6
with the China challenge.
40:39.5
to be absolutely clear,
40:42.4
negotiations with China.
40:43.9
We don't want war.
40:44.8
China also doesn't want war.
40:46.7
Do not insult China
40:48.3
oh, China is going to go to war.
40:49.7
China is a sophisticated
40:52.7
They have many mistakes.
40:54.0
They make mistakes.
40:55.1
Sometimes there's hubris and all,
40:56.4
but at the end of the day,
40:57.3
they're far more sophisticated
40:58.3
than, I don't know,
40:59.1
Putin or some of the other
41:00.5
aggressive revisionist powers
41:02.9
So how you deal with them
41:04.8
You stand your ground.
41:05.7
You stay your course.
41:06.9
You earn their respect
41:07.9
no matter how grudgingly.
41:09.4
And then from that position,
41:11.3
push for a kind of a compromise,
41:13.9
from a position of strength.
41:16.1
I am for joint exploration
41:18.0
but it has to recognize
41:19.1
the Philippine sovereign rights.
41:21.1
President Marcos Jr.
41:22.1
has mentioned that he is
41:23.3
for joint exploration with China,
41:25.0
a service contract.
41:26.0
It has to recognize
41:26.8
the Philippine sovereign claims
41:29.0
We are for all sorts
41:29.9
of different cooperation
41:30.9
or in cooperative schemes
41:34.0
from a position of strength.
41:37.3
by blaming ourselves,
41:38.3
by gaslighting ourselves,
41:40.0
By absolving bullies
41:41.3
of responsibility
41:42.2
and accountability,
41:43.9
a disservice to our country
41:46.1
to a lot of people
41:48.8
and a lot of our heroes
41:50.9
They made the ultimate sacrifice
41:53.6
That's the least we can do.
41:55.8
thank you very much.
41:56.5
Maraming salamat.
41:57.3
Pasensya na again.
41:58.1
If some people got hurt
41:59.7
with what I've said,
42:00.5
I get passionate sometimes.
42:05.9
I really care for our country
42:08.3
our country can always do better.
42:10.3
I always believe that.
42:11.7
But you need to push.
42:15.0
yung alam mo yung mga Hollywood movies na
42:18.7
Alam mo yung medyo kulelat
42:19.6
yung sports team.
42:21.1
Ano yung movie ni,
42:23.1
Curveball ba yan?
42:24.0
Yung movie ni Brad Pitt,
42:26.1
that's what I'm saying, right?
42:27.6
we have to accept
42:28.4
we have certain weaknesses and all
42:29.6
but we have to also accept
42:31.2
for greatness, right?
42:32.8
We're not gonna be a major power
42:36.0
decent middle power
42:37.6
in the 21st century.
42:38.6
But we have to get rid
42:39.6
of that loser mindset
42:40.6
and we have to believe
42:41.7
in our ability to improve.
42:42.9
Wag tayo magsinangaling.
42:44.3
Marami tayong mga weaknesses,
42:45.4
marami tayong mga problema,
42:47.7
we focus on our strengths,
42:51.5
the improvement of ourselves
42:52.5
in the right direction
42:54.1
with our weaknesses.
42:55.2
If we continue to do that
42:58.3
in 5 years maybe,
43:01.0
good improvements.
43:03.0
in my case personally,
43:04.4
I remember very well,
43:07.3
you said Philippine Coast Guard,
43:10.1
in terms of capabilities,
43:15.1
we're nowhere close
43:15.7
to where we should be.
43:17.2
the Philippine Coast Guard
43:18.0
is the most developed
43:19.7
in the entire ASEAN region,
43:21.7
And they have the best experience
43:23.1
of dealing with bullying.
43:25.3
We are number one
43:27.3
Philippine Coast Guard,
43:28.3
as far as Coast Guard
43:29.4
capability is concerned.
43:30.3
We had to earn that.
43:32.6
in our capabilities
43:33.3
and we had to earn that
43:34.5
by standing our ground.
43:36.3
if the Philippine Coast Guard
43:37.9
other branches of the state
43:41.4
what I say is not based
43:42.5
on just like pipe dream,
43:44.5
actual observation of
43:45.8
when we do the right things
43:50.1
then you're gonna see
43:51.9
That's how national
43:52.6
development happens.
43:54.6
successful countries
43:56.5
were the countries
43:57.2
who made those sacrifices
43:58.3
and they had the discipline
44:01.5
the next generation
44:02.2
is benefiting from that.
44:03.3
let's do the right thing
44:04.1
so that the next generation
44:04.9
of Philippine people
44:05.5
can be even more proud
44:07.8
and hopefully proud of us
44:08.9
for whatever little thing
44:10.4
for our democracy
44:12.5
West Philippine Sea.
44:13.5
thank you very much, guys.
44:17.3
I need to recover.
44:19.0
and talk to you soon.
44:23.4
Thank you very much.
44:28.0
Thank you very much, guys.
44:29.2
Salamat, God bless.
