00:00 I heard from Senator Robyn that the suspension of SMNI has a chilling effect according to the KDPD.
00:13 What do you think about this?
00:14 Chilling effect? Why?
00:16 Why does it have a chilling effect?
00:18 Because they are saying that it's a press freedom issue. It's like they are being pushed.
00:31 It's one thing that press freedom is part of the constitution. We respect that.
00:37 We studied this. Again, this happened because I'm not the only one who has a decision. In the decision of the house, we looked at it.
00:47 It's one thing for you as part of the press to be free to give the truth, accurate news.
00:57 It's another thing also not to follow rules and your franchise and how you deliver the news.
01:04 These aspects, I saw that there are violations in the franchise.
01:09 It's not just the sole freedom of the press, inhibition of the freedom of the press. There are many violations in the franchise.
01:17 You are saying that it's a violation of the press of SMNI's freedom.
01:24 Maybe...
01:26 It's you against Senator Robyn's family.
01:30 Me? Me against him?
01:32 I'm not just one vote in the Congress.
01:36 But maybe, if that's the case, what's his stance on the ABS-CBN close down?
01:42 Maybe he could answer that. Is that also the violation of press freedom?
01:48 Let's not single out this because it looks like there's a politician involved.
01:53 We've discussed this. This is done. We've seen the violations.
01:58 So let's not single out. This is not the first time that a franchise has been closed down.
02:06 Let's be different. What about the calls of pro-China groups, no to war coalition, calling for the resignation of the President and the President?
02:20 Let's respect their own opinions and all.
02:24 I hope they will not engage in violence.
02:29 Anyone is entitled to their own opinions, what they want, what they think about things.
02:35 We're not a dictator who should do this.
02:40 But it will be a violation of law now if you become violent and there are aspects that will happen because you believe in something and you're already going to be violating the rules.
02:52 So let's not violate the rules. I hope it won't be violent.
02:57 And again, this aspect, I hope we will be united.
03:04 Because we have so many problems that we need to fix and look at.
03:09 It's better if we are united than to fight each other.
03:13 On social media, we have focused so much on our protecting in the West Philippines that we have forgotten the basic needs, like raising the price of food and clothing.
03:30 We are focusing too much on trilateral agreements in the West Philippines. What do you say to that?
03:38 Well, you said social media, right? On social media, again, as I said earlier, look at the committee investigations.
03:48 That's not the only issue in the House. We are looking, earlier this morning, I think it's still ongoing in the Agricultural Committee.
03:56 We are looking at the gap in farm gate prices and retail prices of rice, other commodities.
04:05 We are looking at the cybercrime. The Congress is looking at so many things.
04:09 So again, let's not focus on social media only.
04:15 Because there are deepfakes, there are those that are spliced, those are not the whole thing.
04:20 Let's look at what really happened in the past month.
04:25 And Congress is providing that transparency for the people to know what is really going on and not the splices to misinform people.
04:35 Thank you. Thank you.
04:38 Thank you.
04:40 Thank you.
04:43 Thank you.
04:45 Thank you.
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