As emphasized by the Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ in his answer from the question of one of the participants during their engagement in University of Asia and Pacific, confronting misinformation through transparency, timely communication, and truth-telling is essential. When false narratives are left unchallenged, they erode public trust and blur the line between fact and fiction and ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ.
