As emphasized by the Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 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 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲.
