𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 is not only about 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 or 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞. It also means 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡. In a radio interview on Straight to the Point aired on 𝐃𝐙𝐗𝐋 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝟓𝟓𝟖, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 said that telling the truth about the West Philippine Sea is the 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨.
He explained that 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is not just the job of the Government or the media it is something the public must help with too. By sharing accurate information and standing for the truth, citizens can show their love for the country and 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.