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Former VP Robredo speaks about PH disinformation in Obama-led democracy forum

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Former Vice President Leni Robredo joins the inaugural democracy forum hosted by the Obama Foundation in New York City on Nov. 18, 2022. Courtesy: Leni Robredo/Facebook" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/11/18/former-vice-president-leni-robredo-18112022.jpg"/><figcaption>Former Vice President Leni Robredo joins the inaugural democracy forum hosted by the Obama Foundation in New York City on Nov. 18, 2022. <em>Courtesy: Leni Robredo/Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>NEW YORK CITY — Former Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday (Philippine time) joined a democracy forum hosted by the foundation of former US President Barack Obama.</p><p>&quot;Honored to be part of the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum today,&quot; Robredo said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VPLeniRobredoPH/posts/pfbid02hF65Hu9gvR8fENMPM9AJj3zK6JQYmLaLvAAJSUhXzzdyMyKqW4wEywq5C52XckfDl">Facebook post</a>.</p><p>&quot;Strengthening our democracies is difficult but crucial work, as challenges evolve with the times. I find hope in today’s discussions and the collective commitment to make our spaces more inclusive and attuned to how we can help each other thrive,&quot; she added.</p><p>In the forum, Robredo said that disinformation in the Philippines had already evolved to the point where &quot;two different, almost incompatible&quot; information ecosystems were formed. </p><p>As a result, these ecosystems effectively &quot;destroyed common baseline of facts which is very essential for discourse for discussions for accountability.&quot;</p><p>Recounting her 2022 presidential campaign, Robredo noted that her &quot;Tao Sa Tao, Puso Sa Puso&quot; campaign &quot;made breakthroughs&quot; in fighting disinformation, although the strategy had already been carried out &quot;late in the game.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It was encouraging our supporters to go out of social media try to talk to as many people who do not share your values do not share your beliefs,&quot; she said.</p><p>The former Vice President also said that more research has to be done to unmask disinformation operations in the Philippines. </p><p>Aside from Robredo, other international pro-democracy figures headlined the forum: Glitch CEO Anil Dash, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Zeynep Tufekci, director of the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security. </p><p>Renee DiResta of the Stanford Internet Observatory served as the forum&#x27;s moderator.</p><p>For its part, the Obama Foundation said it hopes the inaugural edition of the forum will serve as a platform to share ideas vital to &quot;keep democracies alive.&quot;</p><p>&quot;These democratic ideas are currently under assault around the world... We see it in the backsliding that&#x27;s taking place in what were well-established democracies. We see it in the escalating polarization and disinformation that&#x27;s so evident in recent elections whether it&#x27;s in Brazil, the Philippines, Italy, Sweden, [and] right here in the United states,&quot; Obama said.</p><div><strong>—with a report from Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2106541" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Former Vice President Leni Robredo joined a democracy forum hosted by the foundation of former United States President Barack Obama.