00:00Next, the country was hit by a strong typhoon just this month.
00:05The flooding was severe and many people lost their lives.
00:09That's why it's important to talk about the announcement of a storm
00:13when the typhoon entered the Par as a news.
00:16That's what Professor Antonio Contreras will discuss in Punto de Vista, Professor.
00:27Good morning.
00:31The other day, there was an uproar on social media
00:38because there was a director who posted
00:41that a typhoon should not be reported
00:45in the Philippine area of responsibility.
00:48A lot of people raised their eyebrows.
00:50But the reason is this.
00:52According to him, people are just confused.
00:54They are worried.
00:56They are just stressed
00:58because they think that once it enters the Philippine area of responsibility,
01:02it will hit the land.
01:05There are two things.
01:07I believe that the announcement should be made
01:10and that we should report the origin and movement of the typhoon
01:14so that we can be prepared.
01:16That's important.
01:18Even if the typhoon is still far away,
01:20we can predict it.
01:22There are scientists who know where it will hit and when it will hit.
01:28That is important so that we can save our lives.
01:34But there is also a point.
01:36Our announcement should be understood by the people.
01:41It should be explained that even if it enters the Philippine area of responsibility
01:45a few days before it hits the land,
01:48or that there should be a person's awareness
01:51or that there is a par on the land.
01:54So, this is the big challenge.
01:56And this challenge is not only for the reporters like us here
02:01in Rise and Shine Philippines.
02:03This is a challenge for the education system
02:06to teach science literacy to the people.
02:09To know, to make it simple.
02:12Science is scary.
02:14Many people are studying and they are avoiding it.
02:17So, the weak ones, like us,
02:19we don't like math and science.
02:20We are almost the same.
02:21We don't like it.
02:22It makes us nervous.
02:24So, it makes us more nervous.
02:26It's up to us if we will use terminology
02:29that people don't understand.
02:32It's scary.
02:33So, again, we need to inform so that we can prepare.
02:37But we need to strengthen the understanding of the people.
02:41And this is a big help.
02:43This is not just a burden for the media.
02:45This is part of the system of our education.
02:48And also for the citizens.
02:50It's easy to Google now.
02:53It's easy to look for information.
02:56Just don't rely on fake news.
02:58Because that's also a problem.
03:00Especially in times of calamity.
03:02If you're listening to fake news,
03:04you might be more at risk.
03:06So, the right information
03:08is not prohibited from the news.
03:11But the information is correct and understood.
03:14That's my point of view this morning.
03:17Thank you very much.
03:18I'll come back to you in the studio, Dayan.
03:20Thank you very much, Professor Antonio Contreras.
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